The first and primary caregivers, considered important in Buddhism for their service, love, and close karmic relationship to their children.
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Should a Buddhist pay homage/bend to his parents?
I once heard we should pay homage (bending, prostrating or some similar) to our parents on their birthday. If that is correct, for who else should we pay homage/bend to? Monks and parents only?
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Support for Parents
In the Mangala Sutta, the Buddha says that one of the highest blessing is to support one's parents. Was this just meant for the lay people?
Because elsewhere, he praises solitude and being alone in the forest to achieve salvation for oneself and…
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What to do if parents not agree on my willing of becoming a monk?
I am a 24 year old male and i am very interested in joining a Buddhist monastery and becoming a monk so that i can give my life a right and peaceful purpose.
But my parents follow Hinduism and think that this religion is superior of all so they…
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