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(262) Chapters on Passions
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The attachment and aversion may last for all the times in general and may have a minimum duration of one Samaya and a maximum duration of innumerableth part of a Palyopama, 1/In . P.
The commentator has stated that anger and pride represent aversion while the other two passions represent attachment. Similarly, the laughter, liking and three libidos are forms of attachment and the rest four quasi-passions are forms of aversion. In general, however, all the passions are aversional with respect to pragmatic standpoint.
The first part of the verse 22 mentions only three kinds of bonds of deluding Karma. Hence, the second part of the verse should be taken as referring to the three aspects of the fourth mass-point bond.
This verse also represents an alternate version of five chapters mentioned in verse 3 above. They could be shown as below:
Verse 22
Chapter on attachment and aversion
Chapter on configuration, duration and intensity bonds
Chapter on mass point, destruction & non-destruction and minimum & maximum duration
Bondage
Transition
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Verse 2
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Duration (includes configuration of verse 22)
Intensity (including 3 chapters of verse-3)
Bondage
Transition
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