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<noinclude>The '''five circumstantial advantages''' (Tib. གཞན་འབྱོར་ལྔ་, ''shyen jor nga'', [[Wyl.]] ''gzhan 'byor lnga''), half of the [[ten advantages]] of a precious human birth, are:</noinclude>
 
# a [[buddha]] has come
# he has taught the [[Dharma]]
# the teachings have survived
# there are followers of the teachings
# there are favourable conditions for Dharma practice<noinclude>

==Commentary==
[[Chökyi Drakpa]] writes:
:For the five advantages due to circumstances to be present, a buddha must have come into the world, an event as rare as the appearance of an Udumbara flower; he must have taught the [[three turnings|three wheels of Dharma]]; and the teachings must have survived without fading. There must be extraordinary friends who have embraced the teachings; and a master or a spiritual friend must have accepted  you. These five are known as 'the five advantages due to circumstances'.

==Internal Links==
*[[Eight unfree states due to an unfortunate frame of mind]]
*[[Eight unfree states due to temporary conditions]]
*[[Eight freedoms]]
*[[Five personal advantages]]

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