{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_iti106/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_iti106","id":"suttacentral_iti106","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/iti106/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Khuddaka Nikaya"],"text":"This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard. \u201cMendicants, a family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with Divinity. A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the elder gods. A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the first tutors. A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with those worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods. \u2018Divinity\u2019 is a term for your parents. \u2018Elder gods\u2019 is a term for your parents. \u2018First tutors\u2019 is a term for your parents. \u2018Worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods\u2019 is a term for your parents. Why is that? Parents are very helpful to their children, they raise them, nurture them, and show them the world.\u201d The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said: \u201cParents are said to be \u2018Divinity\u2019 and \u2018first tutors\u2019. They\u2019re worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods <j>from their children, for they love their offspring. Therefore an astute person would revere them and honor them with food and drink, clothes and bedding, anointing and bathing, and by washing their feet. Because they serve their parents like this, they\u2019re praised in this life by the astute, and they depart to rejoice in heaven.\u201d This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.","title":"With Divinity","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":249}