The Eight Atthakkhanas (Inopportune Times)

1. Being born in the Hell/ Niraya

2. Being born as animals

3. Being born as petas

4. Being born as Asaannatta-brahamas and Arupa-brahamas.

5. Being born as a human being in the remote part of a country which can not be reached by Buddha and his disciples

6. Being born as a human being having the wrong view during the time of the Buddha and his Teachings

7. Being born as a human being with no intellingence to understand the teachings of the Buddha

8. Being born as a human being with adequate intellingence to understand the teachings of the Buddha but not in the time of the Buddha.

See Also

• Becoming A Buddhist

Source

web.singnet.com.sg/~alankhoo