[Buddha-l] 8 Freedoms and 10 Favorable Circumstances

[Mike Austin]

In message <001201c56dfa$5ba9bf70$767e66d1 at dharma>, Hal Cooper 
<halc at xprt.net> writes

>What are the Eight freedoms and The Ten Favorable Circumstances?  Are these
>lists particular to Tibetan Buddhism? So, is it saying this human rebirth is
>more excellent than a Gem that could grant any wish?  Human rebirth trumps
>the Wish-fulfilling Gem.

Briefly, they are as follows:

Eight Freedoms
  from rebirth in a hell
  from rebirth as a hungry ghost
  from rebirth as an animal
  from rebirth as a long-lived god
  from rebirth as a human in a barbarian region
  from rebirth as a human in a place where a buddha has not appeared
  from rebirth as a human with impaired faculties
  from rebirth as a human with wrong views
Ten Endowments
  a human rebirth
  birth in a peaceful land
  having all one's faculties
  not having committed a serious crime
  having faith in the Buddha's teaching
  a buddha has appeared
  a buddha has taught
  the teachings remain
  the teachings are followed
  others have love in their hearts

-- 
Metta
Mike Austin