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[242] [Prajñāpanā Sūtra] It cannot be said that [Leśyā] is a substance, because even in the case of an Ayogika Kevali, there is an absence of Leśyā despite the presence of Aghati Karmas. Therefore, it is appropriate to consider Leśyā as a substance belonging to Yoga, based on the Pariśeṣya Nyāya. These substances belonging to Yoga, as long as the Kṣayās exist, are the ones that incite their rise, because the ability to incite the rise of Kṣayās is seen in the substances belonging to Yoga. Leśyā is not the cause of the state of Karmas, but Kṣayās are the cause of the state of Leśyā. The Leśyās that are included in the rise of Kṣayās are the cause of Anu-bhāga-bandha. [1124] [Pra.] Bhagavan! Are all Narakas (hell beings) of the same type of food, the same body, and the same breath? [1124 Ut.] Gautama! This meaning is not valid. [Pra.] Bhagavan! Why do you say that all Narakas are not of the same type of food, or that they are not all of the same breath? [Ut.] Gautama! Narakas are of two types. They are as follows: Mahāśarīra (large body) and Alpāśarīra (small body). [Ut.] Among them, those who are Mahāśarīra Narakas, they consume a lot of Pudgalas, they transform a lot of Pudgalas, they breathe in a lot of Pudgalas, and they breathe out a lot of Pudgalas. They eat frequently, they transform (Pudgalas) frequently, they breathe in frequently, and they breathe out frequently. Among them, those who are Alpāśarīra, they consume fewer Pudgalas, they transform fewer Pudgalas, they breathe in fewer Pudgalas, and they breathe out fewer Pudgalas. They eat occasionally, they transform occasionally, they breathe in occasionally, and they breathe out occasionally. Therefore, Gautama! This is how it is said: All Narakas are not of the same type of food, they are not all of the same body, and they are not all of the same breath. [1124 Pra.]