Jain texts describe six leśyās: black, blue, grey, red, yellow and white, ranging from cruelty to serenity. They express how passion and karma tint the soul’s disposition. The story of six travellers and a fruit tree, each wishing to take more or less from it, is the classic illustration.
Leśyā
The “colouring” of the soul, six hues from black to white, reflecting its moral and karmic state.
Also: Leshya