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## The Sutra Kritanga Sutra with Commentary -
**Commentary:** Those who are not human beings are not capable of ending all their suffering, because they do not have the necessary resources. Some other schools of thought have stated that deities ascend to higher and higher realms, thereby eliminating all their afflictions. However, this is not the case in the teachings of the Tirthankaras.
Gana-dhara and other great beings have told their disciples that this human body is obtained with great difficulty, like the rare meeting of two pieces of wood drifting apart in a vast ocean, due to the karmic dissolution. For those who have not practiced Dharma, this body is as difficult to obtain as a jewel lost in the ocean. It is said:
"Indeed, this human body is extremely rare, like a lightning flash in the vast ocean of existence. It is like a fleeting glimpse of a firefly." (1)
**Commentary:** A being who has lost this human body and is wandering in other realms of existence, finds it difficult to attain enlightenment. It is difficult to obtain the Archa-leshya, the state of right faith, for those who engage in Dharma.
**Commentary:** Furthermore, for a being who has lost this human body or the true Dharma, and who has not accumulated merit, it is extremely difficult to attain enlightenment, or the attainment of right faith, in this world. This is because it takes a long time for the subtle particles of matter to change. Similarly, it is difficult to obtain the Archa-leshya, the state of right faith, which is the inner transformation of the mind, for those who have not practiced Dharma. Or, even the Archa-human body, which is characterized by the seeds of good karma, the birth in a noble family, the possession of all senses, and so on, is difficult to obtain. Those who explain the Dharma, and who are capable of understanding the Dharma, find it difficult to attain the Archa-leshya.