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The *Prajñāpanā Sūtra* presents the following contemplations:
* **Chapter 24 (Karma Bandha):** What karmas does a being bind while binding the *jñānāvaraṇīya* karma, and how many karma-natures does it bind?
* **Chapter 25 (Karma Veda):** How many karma-natures does a being experience while binding the *jñānāvaraṇīya* and other karmas?
* **Chapter 26 (Karma Veda Bandha):** How many karma-natures does a being bind while experiencing the *jñānāvaraṇīya* and other karmas?
* **Chapter 27 (Karma Veda):** How many karma-natures does a being experience while experiencing the *jñānāvaraṇīya* and other karmas?
* **Chapter 28 (Āhāra):** This chapter has two objectives:
* **First Objective:** How long does a being with a *sacittāhāri* (consciously consuming) *āhāra* (food) consume it? Does it consume from all parts of its being, or from a specific part? Does it consume all *pudgalas*? How does it transform? What are *lomāhāra* (hair-like food) and other types of food?
* **Second Objective:** This section discusses thirteen aspects of *āhāra*: *bhāvyā*, *saṁjñī*, *leśyā*, *dṛṣṭi*, etc.
* **Chapter 29 (Upayoga):** This chapter describes the two types of *upayoga* (use) and how many *upayoga* are found in each being.
* **Chapter 30 (Paśyattā):** This chapter discusses the two types of *paśyattā* (perception): *sākāra paśyattā* (perception of form) and *anākāra paśyattā* (perception without form). It then considers beings in relation to these types of perception.
* **Chapter 31 (Saṁjñī):** This chapter considers beings in relation to *saṁjñī* (conscious), *asaṁjñī* (unconscious), and *no-saṁjñī* (neither conscious nor unconscious).
* **Chapter 32 (Saṁyata):** This chapter considers beings in relation to *saṁyata* (restrained), *asaṁyata* (unrestrained), and *saṁyatāsaṁyata* (both restrained and unrestrained).
* **Chapter 33 (Avadhi):** This chapter discusses the following *avadhi* (clairvoyance) types: *viṣaya*, *saṁsthāna*, *abhyantarāvadhi*, *bāhyāvadhi*, *deśāvadhi*, *sarvāvadhi*, *vṛddhi-avadhi*, *pratipātī*, and *apratipātī*.
* **Chapter 34 (Pravicāraṇā):** This chapter discusses the following topics: *anantarāgata āhārak* (immediate food), *āhāra-viṣayak ābhōga anābhōga* (enjoyment and non-enjoyment related to food), *ājñānata* (ignorance) of *pudgalas* received in the form of *āhāra*, *adhyavasyakathan* (firmly held beliefs), *samyaktva-prāpti* (attainment of right knowledge), and *pravicāraṇā* (contemplation) related to *kāya-sparśa* (bodily touch), *rūpa* (form), *śabda* (sound), and *mana* (mind), as well as their relative importance.
* **Chapter 35 (Vedana):** This chapter considers beings in relation to the following types of *vedanā* (feeling): *śīta* (cold), *uṣṇa* (hot), *śītoṣṇa* (both cold and hot), *dravya* (substance), *kṣetra* (field), *kāla* (time), *bhāva* (state), *śārīrika* (physical), *mānasika* (mental), *śārīrika-mānasika* (both physical and mental), *sātā* (pleasant), *asātā* (unpleasant), *sātā-asātā* (both pleasant and unpleasant), *duḥkhā* (painful), *sukhā* (pleasant), *aduḥkha-sukhā* (neither painful nor pleasant), *ābhyupgamikī* (approaching), *aupakramikī* (approached), *nidā* (attachment of mind), and *anidā* (non-attachment of mind).
* **Chapter 36 (Samudghāta):** This chapter considers beings in relation to the following types of *samudghāta* (eruption): *vedanā*, *kaṣāya* (passion), *maraṇa* (death), *vaikriya* (transformation), *tejas* (energy), *āhāraka* (food), and *kevali samudghāta* (eruption of a *kevali* (omniscient being)). This chapter provides a detailed description of *kevali samudghāta*.