Buddhism: A Brief Introduction
Based on the Compassionate Teachings of Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
The most basic human virtue is reverence for one's father and mother. The Buddha regarded filial piety as absolutely essential to a moral life.
"There are two persons who you can never repay. They are your mother and father. Even if you were to carry your mother on one shoulder and your father on the other for one hundred years, and they should even void their excrement there; and if you should attend to them, anointing them with salves, massaging, bathing and rubbing their limbs, even that would not repay them."
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The most basic human virtue is reverence for one's father and mother. The Buddha regarded filial piety as absolutely essential to a moral life.
"There are two persons who you can never repay. They are your mother and father. Even if you were to carry your mother on one shoulder and your father on the other for one hundred years, and they should even void their excrement there; and if you should attend to them, anointing them with salves, massaging, bathing and rubbing their limbs, even that would not repay them."
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Support MamaBlogger365 and help the Museum of Motherhood secure a permanent home in 2011! Your tax-deductible donation in ANY amount will help us make our September POP-UP exhibit in NYC a permanent reality - visit our Members page to learn more.
Photo credit: Buddha Carving by Peter Griffin
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