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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 [[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 [[sutra]] 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>


==Text==
==Text==
The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the ''[[General Sutra]]'' section of the Tibetan [[Dergé Kangyur]], [[Toh]] 315
There is no known Sanskrit version of this sutra, and it survives only in Tibetan canonical translations.


==Tibetan Translation==
The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the ''[[General Sutra]]'' section of the Tibetan [[Dergé Kangyur]], [[Toh]] 315. The text has been classified by Tibetan tradition as a sutra of the [[Shravakayana]].
*English translation: {{84000|https://read.84000.co/translation/toh315.html| The Father and Mother Sūtra}}
*English translation: {{84000|https://read.84000.co/translation/toh315.html| The Father and Mother Sūtra}}


Latest revision as of 08:54, 5 January 2022

The Father and Mother Sutra (Skt. Pitṛmātṛsūtra; Tib. ཕ་མའི་མདོ།, Wyl. pha ma’i mdo) — this short sutra 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]

Text

There is no known Sanskrit version of this sutra, and it survives only in Tibetan canonical translations.

Tibetan Translation

The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the General Sutra section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 315. The text has been classified by Tibetan tradition as a sutra of the Shravakayana.

References

  1. ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.
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