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[17th Leshya Chapter, 4th Uddeshak] [297 [U.] Gautama! Just as a precious gem, when strung in a black thread, blue thread, red thread, yellow thread or white thread, becomes transformed again and again in the same form, i.e., in the same colour, smell, taste and touch, in the same way, O Gautama! It is said that Krishna Leshya, Neel Leshya, etc., up to Shukla Leshya, on attaining them, become transformed again and again in their own form, i.e., in their own colour, etc. 1223. "Does Neel Leshya, Krishna Leshya, etc., up to Shukla Leshya, on attaining them, become transformed again and again in their own form, i.e., in their own colour, etc.?" _ "Yes, Gautama! It is so." / [1223 Pra.] "O Bhagavan! Does Neel Leshya, Krishna Leshya, etc., up to Shukla Leshya, on attaining them, become transformed again and again in their own form, i.e., in their own colour, etc.?" [1223 U.] "Yes, Gautama! It is so, (as said above / ) 1224. In the same way, Kapota Leshya, Krishna Leshya, Neel Leshya, Tejo Leshya, Padma Leshya and Shukla Leshya, on attaining them, in the same way, Tejo Leshya, Krishna Leshya, Kapota Leshya, Padma Leshya and Shukla Leshya, on attaining them, in the same way, Padma Leshya, Krishna Leshya, Neel Leshya, Kapota Leshya, Tejo Leshya, on attaining them, (become transformed in their own form and in their own colour, smell, taste and touch.) 1225. "Does Shukla Leshya, Krishna Leshya, Neel Leshya, Kapota Leshya, Tejo Leshya and Padma Leshya, on attaining them, become transformed again and again in their own form, i.e., in their own colour, smell, taste and touch?" _ "Yes, Gautama! It is so." / [1225 Pra.] "O Bhagavan! Does Shukla Leshya, Krishna Leshya, Neel Leshya, Kapota Leshya, Tejo Leshya and Padma Leshya, on attaining them, become transformed again and again in their own form, i.e., in their own colour, smell, taste and touch?" [1225 U.] "Yes, Gautama! It is so, (as said above / ) Discussion–The first six sutras (Sutras 1220 to 1225) present the transformation of Krishna, etc., Leshyas into different colours, etc. Explanation of the transformation of Leshyas–The meaning of transformation here is change / i.e., the transformation of one Leshya into another Leshya and into its own colour, etc., is Leshya transformation. The transformation of Krishna Leshya into Neel Leshya–In the present context, Krishna Leshya, i.e., Krishna Leshya