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'''The Father and Mother Sutra''' (Skt. ''Pitṛmātṛsūtr''a; Tib. ཕ་མའི་མདོ།, [[Wyl.]] ''pha ma’i mdo''). This short discourse was taught to an audience of monks in the [[Jetavana|Jeta Grove]] in [[Shravasti]]. In it, the [[Shakyamuni Buddha|Buddha]] explains, by means of similes, the importance of venerating and attending to one’s father and mother. The Buddha concludes by stating that those who venerate their father and mother are wise, for in this life they will not be disparaged, and in the next life they will be reborn in the [[Three higher realms|higher realms]].<ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref>
'''The Father and Mother Sutra''' (Skt. ''Pitṛmātṛsūtra''; Tib. ཕ་མའི་མདོ།, [[Wyl.]] ''pha ma’i mdo''). This short discourse was taught to an audience of monks in the [[Jetavana|Jeta Grove]] in [[Shravasti]]. In it, the [[Shakyamuni Buddha|Buddha]] explains, by means of similes, the importance of venerating and attending to one’s father and mother. The Buddha concludes by stating that those who venerate their father and mother are wise, for in this life they will not be disparaged, and in the next life they will be reborn in the [[Three higher realms|higher realms]].<ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref>


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The Father and Mother Sutra (Skt. Pitṛmātṛsūtra; Tib. ཕ་མའི་མདོ།, Wyl. pha ma’i mdo). This short discourse was taught to an audience of monks in the Jeta Grove in Shravasti. In it, the Buddha explains, by means of similes, the importance of venerating and attending to one’s father and mother. The Buddha concludes by stating that those who venerate their father and mother are wise, for in this life they will not be disparaged, and in the next life they will be reborn in the higher realms.[1]

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The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the General Sutra section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 315

References

  1. ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.
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