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gust. (b) In addition to the third variety of the sixth combination there is either fear or disgust.
8. Both fear and disgust are added to the third type of the sixth combination.
The following conclusions can be drawn from these eight types of combination:
(1) Of the four types of passions, only one can be realised. In other words, anger, pride, deceit, and greed cannot synchronise in our emotional experience. It is only one of them that can be experienced at a time.
(2) All the four groups, i.e., degrees of a passion can arise simultaneously, although all the passions cannot emerge at the same time.
(3) All the three sex-drives cannot exist at the same time in our sexual experience. They are antagonistic to each other.
(4) Joking and liking always synchronise. (5) Disliking and sorrow always occur simultaneously.
(6) Joking and liking cannot appear in the presence of the appearance of disliking and sorrow,
(7) Fear and disgust can co-exist. (8) Fear and disgust are not antagonistic to any type of emo
tion.
Regarding the realisation of the four passions, it can be easily admitted that only one of them can occur at a time. But as regards the occurrence of all the four degrees at the same time, we are not in a position to justify it. How it is possible that the different degrees of intensity can appear at the same moment. This position cannot be justified on the ground of the trace of a particular passion that has been left by it. If such were the case the antagonism among certain types of emotions would be impossible. But it is not so. From the above account it is clear that the Jaina does admit certain forms of antagonism. Hence, the position that all the four groups of a passion can arise simultaneously is not tenable. We did not come across any sound argument while studying the Jaina works on the doctrine of karma that can be advanced to give justification
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