Repaying Parents Through Spiritual Elevation (Anguttara 2.31)

Buddhist Wisdom

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若人以一肩荷父，一肩荷母，歷經百年，亦不能報父母之恩

— ANGUTTARA NIKAYA 2.31

"If one were to carry his mother on one shoulder and his father on the other for a hundred years... he would not have repaid them."

Modern Translation & Meaning

"The physical debt to your parents is immense. True repayment comes through helping them spiritually."

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