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चत्तारि परमंगाणि दुल्लहाणीह जन्तुणो । माणुसत्तं सुई सद्धा संजमंमि य वीरियं ॥
chattāri param-angāņi
dullahāṇīha jantuno māņusattam su-ī saddhā sañjamammi ya vīriyam
Jain Dashvaikālik Sūtra
Four supreme gifts there are which are difficult to earn and attainfirst is the gift of being born as a human being;
second, the gift of being ignited
with a longing to hear the truth and of having that longing fulfilled;
third, the gift of developing faith in and love for the true teachings one hears;
fourth, the gift of being so filled with enthusiasm and conviction as to put the teachings into practice in one's daily life.
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