Sutra of Filial Piety

Sutra of Filial Piety

The "Sutra of Filial Piety" (or "Sutra on the Profundity of Filial Love", "Sutra on Parental Benevolence") is an apocryphal sutra composed in China and apparently an exercise in Buddhist apologetics.

The text attempts to synthesise native Confucian ideals with Buddhist teachings and was probably produced by Chinese Buddhist monks in imitation of the "Confucian Classic of Filial Piety". The sutra seeks to refute Confucian criticism that Buddhism's traditionally monastic focus undermines the virtue of filial piety. [http://www.numatacenter.com/default.aspx?mpid=30&productid=94&languageid=1]

The sutra is still highly popular in China and Japan and in the latter is sometimes used as a focus in Naikan-type introspection practices.

References

* [http://www.ammituofo.com/filialsutra.php The Filial Piety Sutra] The Deep Kindness of Parents & Difficulty in Repaying It
* [http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/filial-sutra.htm A translation of one version of the Sutra]
* [http://www.tiandehealing.org/pdf/filial_piety_sutra.pdf (English Comic Book Version) Filial Piety Sutra] The Buddha Speaks about the Deep Kindness of Parents and the Difficulty of Repaying it


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