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The '''Five Personal Advantages''' ( | The '''Five Personal Advantages''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rang 'byor lnga''), half of the [[ten advantages]] of a precious human rebirth, are as follows: | ||
# being a human being | |||
# born in a [[central land]] | |||
# with faculties intact | |||
# lifestyle not harmful or wrong | |||
# with faith in the [[three pitakas]] | |||
==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
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[[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." | "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:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 28 August 2008
The Five Personal Advantages (Wyl. rang 'byor lnga), half of the ten advantages of a precious human rebirth, are as follows:
- 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."