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The '''five personal advantages''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rang 'byor lnga'') | <noinclude>The '''five personal advantages''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rang 'byor lnga''), half of the [[ten advantages]] of a precious human birth, are:</noinclude> | ||
# being a human being | # being a human being | ||
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# with faculties intact | # with faculties intact | ||
# lifestyle not harmful or wrong | # lifestyle not harmful or wrong | ||
# with faith in the [[three pitakas]] | # with faith in the [[three pitakas]]<noinclude> | ||
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==Commentary== | |||
[[Chökyi Drakpa]] says: | [[Chökyi Drakpa]] says: | ||
:Being born as a human being means that you have a proper physical support for practising the Dharma. Having all five faculties intact means you can study the teachings and contemplate them. In a central land means to be born in a place where the teachings are available. A lifestyle that is not harmful or wrong means that your body, speech and mind are in harmony with the Dharma. Having faith in Buddha’s teachings means recognizing that they provide a special path leading to freedom from [[samsara]], and a state which surpasses the situation of the worldly gods. When you possess these five endowments, 'the five personal advantages' are said to be complete. | |||
[[Category: Precious Human Birth]] | [[Category: Precious Human Birth]] | ||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category:5-Five]]</noinclude> | [[Category:5-Five]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 27 June 2009
The five personal advantages (Wyl. rang 'byor lnga), half of the ten advantages of a precious human birth, are:
- being a human being
- born in a central land
- with faculties intact
- lifestyle not harmful or wrong
- with faith in the three pitakas
Commentary
Chökyi Drakpa says:
- Being born as a human being means that you have a proper physical support for practising the Dharma. Having all five faculties intact means you can study the teachings and contemplate them. In a central land means to be born in a place where the teachings are available. A lifestyle that is not harmful or wrong means that your body, speech and mind are in harmony with the Dharma. Having faith in Buddha’s teachings means recognizing that they provide a special path leading to freedom from samsara, and a state which surpasses the situation of the worldly gods. When you possess these five endowments, 'the five personal advantages' are said to be complete.