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## Jīvālivābhigamasūtra - Gautama!
**The Seven Types of Souls:**
* **Śuklaleśyā:** The least numerous, followed by...
* **Padmaleśyā:** Numerically greater than Śuklaleśyā.
* **Tejoleśyā:** Numerically greater than Padmaleśyā.
* **Bhaleśyā:** Infinitely numerous.
* **Kāpotaleśyā:** Infinitely numerous, greater than Bhaleśyā.
* **Nīlaleśyā:** Infinitely numerous, greater than Kāpotaleśyā.
* **Nīlaleśyā Viśeṣādhika:** Greater than Nīlaleśyā.
* **Kṛṣṇaleśyā Viśeṣādhika:** Greater than Nīlaleśyā Viśeṣādhika.
This sūtra describes seven types of souls, six with leśyā and one without (aleśyā).
**Explanation of their Kāyasthiti (Body-State), Antar (Interval), and Alpबहुत्व (Numerical Abundance):**
**Kāyasthiti:**
* **Kṛṣṇaleśyā:** The lowest kāyasthiti is an antarmuhūrta (a period of 48 minutes). This is because in the case of humans and animals, Kṛṣṇaleśyā lasts for an antarmuhūrta. The highest kāyasthiti is 33 sāgaropamas (a period of 100,000 years). This is because the highest kāyasthiti of Kṛṣṇaleśyā is found in the devās (gods) and nārkas (hell beings) who are in the state of paścātyabhava (past life) and agretnabhava (future life). The nārkas of the Adhasaptamapṛthvī (the seventh earth from the top) are Kṛṣṇaleśyā and have a kāyasthiti of 33 sāgaropamas. Their paścātyabhava is an antarmuhūrta and their agretnabhava is one antarmuhūrta, making a total of two antarmuhūrtas. However, due to the countless divisions within an antarmuhūrta, they are all included within a single antarmuhūrta. Therefore, the highest kāyasthiti of Kṛṣṇaleśyā is 33 sāgaropamas.
* **Nīlaleśyā:** The lowest kāyasthiti is one antarmuhūrta. The reasoning is the same as for Kṛṣṇaleśyā. The highest kāyasthiti is 10 sāgaropamas, which is an innumerable part of a palyopamas (a period of 100,000 years). This is because the nārkas of the first stone of the Dhūmaprabhāpṛthvī (the earth of smoke and light) are Nīlaleśyā and have this kāyasthiti. Their paścātyabhava and agretnabhava are included within the innumerable parts of a palyopamas, so they are not mentioned separately.
* **Kāpotaleśyā:** The lowest kāyasthiti is one antarmuhūrta. The reasoning is the same as for Kṛṣṇaleśyā. The highest kāyasthiti is 3 sāgaropamas, which is an innumerable part of a palyopamas. This is because the nārkas of the first stone of the Bālukaprabhā (the earth of sand and light) are Kāpotaleśyā and have this kāyasthiti.
* **Tejoleśyā:** The lowest kāyasthiti is one antarmuhūrta. The reasoning is the same as for Kṛṣṇaleśyā. The highest kāyasthiti is 2 sāgaropamas, which is an innumerable part of a palyopamas. This is because the Iśānadevas (gods of the north) are Tejoleśyā.
* **Padmaleśyā:** The lowest kāyasthiti is one antarmuhūrta. The reasoning is the same as for Kṛṣṇaleśyā. The highest kāyasthiti is 10 sāgaropamas. This is because the Brahmalokadevas (gods of the Brahma world) are Padmaleśyā.
* **Śuklaleśyā:** The lowest kāyasthiti is one antarmuhūrta. The reasoning is the same as for Kṛṣṇaleśyā. The highest kāyasthiti is 33 sāgaropamas. This is because the Anuttaradevas (gods of the highest world) are Śuklaleśyā.
**Antar:**
* **Kṛṣṇaleśyā:** The lowest antar is one antarmuhūrta, because the leśyā of humans and animals changes within an antarmuhūrta. The highest antar is 33 sāgaropamas, because the highest duration of Śuklaleśyā is the highest duration of the antar of Kṛṣṇaleśyā.
* **Nīlaleśyā and Kāpotaleśyā:** The lowest and highest antar should be understood in the same way as for Kṛṣṇaleśyā.
* **Tejoleśyā, Padmaleśyā, and Śuklaleśyā:** The lowest antar is one antarmuhūrta and the highest antar is a vanaspatikāla (a period of 100 years).
* **Aleśyā:** There is no antar for Aleśyā because they are without leśyā.