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This is the seventeenth 'Leshyapad' of the *Prajnapana Sutra*. *Leshya* is that which clings to the soul along with karma. It is a specific result of the soul. Therefore, it is essential to consider *Leshya* from all angles as it is an obstacle in spiritual development. / With this objective, *Leshya* has been considered comprehensively in this chapter by six authors. The main cause of *Leshya* is the combination of mind, speech, and body. / Although *Leshya* is caused by this combination, it is in the form of *Krishna* etc. substances within the combination. / The substances within the combination have the power to stimulate passions. / Therefore, where the soul is influenced by passions, *Leshya* becomes inauspicious, more inauspicious, and most inauspicious. Where the determination is only with the combination, *Leshya* becomes auspicious and more auspicious. / In the first of the six authors of this chapter, the similarities and differences in food, body, breath, karma, color, *Leshya*, pain, action, and lifespan of the twenty-four *Dandakavarti* beings, including hell beings, have been considered separately with reasons. After this, the aforementioned seven gates of food etc. have been considered in relation to the twenty-four *Dandakavarti* beings with specific *Krishna* etc. *Leshya*. In the second author, six types of *Leshya* have been explained and it has been discussed how many *Leshya* are there in the beings of the four paths, including hell, out of the six *Leshya*. Also, a detailed description of the few and many *Krishna* etc. *Leshya* specific twenty-four *Dandakiya* beings has been given. Finally, it has been considered which being is less or more knowledgeable among the beings with *Krishna* etc. *Leshya*. In the third author, the production and elevation of the twenty-four *Dandakavarti* beings with *Krishna* etc. *Leshya* have been considered in relation to oneness, multiplicity, and collective *Leshya*. From this, it becomes clear which being has which *Leshya* at the time of birth and death. / After that, the subject matter of the knowledge of the beings with that particular *Leshya* and how many and what types of knowledge are there in the beings with that particular *Leshya* have been described. 1. (a) *Prajnapana Sutra* Malay. Vritti, page 329-330 (b) 'Karma clings to the soul along with *Leshya*. / *Leshya* is the result of the combination. / The one who is not combined is without *Leshya*. ' *Aavashyak Churni* (c) Jain Agam Literature: Contemplation and Interpretation p. 247