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## Seventeenth Leshya Chapter: Third Uddeshak [293]
**(1)** Just as a person climbing a mountain from a flat terrain sees the area more clearly and distinctly than a person standing on the ground, similarly, a Naraka with Neelaleshya, through his Avadhijnana, sees the area much farther and more clearly than a Naraka with Krishnaaleshya who is situated on the ground.
**(2)** Just as a person climbing a mountain from a flat terrain and then climbing a tree there, with both feet raised, sees the area much farther and more clearly than the people standing on the ground and on the mountain, similarly, a person with Kapoteleshya situated on the chest, through his Avadhijnana, sees the area much farther and more clearly than a person with Neelaleshya situated on the mountain and a person with Krishnaaleshya situated on the ground.
**Knowledge in beings with Krishna etc. Leshya** 1216. [1] "O Lord! In how many knowledges does a being with Krishnaaleshya exist?" [1216-1 U] "Gautama! He exists in two, three or four knowledges. If he exists in two (knowledges), then he exists in Prabhinibodhik and Shruta Jnana. If he exists in three (knowledges), then he exists in Prabhinibodhik, Shruta and Avadhi Jnana. Or, if he exists in three (knowledges), then he exists in Prabhinibodhik, Shruta and Manahparyav Jnana. And if he exists in four knowledges, then he exists in Prabhinibodhik Jnana, Shruta Jnana, Avadhi Jnana and Manahparyav Jnana." [1216-1 Pr]
[1216-2] Similarly, one should understand the types of knowledge in beings with Neel, Kapoth and Tejo Leshya, up to Padma Leshya, according to the above mentioned formula.
1217. "O Lord! In how many knowledges does a being with Shukla Leshya exist?" [1217 Pr] "Gautama! He exists in two, three, four or one. If he exists in two, then he exists in Prabhinibodhik Jnana and..." [1217-1] Just as in the case of Krishnaaleshya (Su. 1226 [1]), similarly, one should understand the types of knowledge in beings with Neel, Kapoth and Tejo Leshya, up to Padma Leshya. If he exists in one, then he exists in one Kevala Jnana.
**End of the Third Uddeshak of the Seventeenth Leshya Chapter of Bhagavati Prajnapanasutra.**