Treating To The Parents

Who are the parents? When see the sun shine flower bud are

blooming. Parents are like that. They give new life to us as a valuable gift.

There are so many lectures in lord Buddha’s philosophy about that. Lord

Buddha has explain many ways how considerate to parents.

•  We can treat to them visit our parents. (ahuneiya)
•  We can treat to them when they come our home as acquired. (Pahuneiya)
• Donation to parents. (Dakkhineiya)
• Worshiping. (Anjalikaraniya)

As well as there is the ‘sigalowada sutta’ so many things about

treating to the parents. It says our duties for parents. They are

1. Feeding

2. Searching their works and doing them.

3. Protecting traditional customs.

4. Protect dowries.

5. Give merits after their death.

Further one day a god asked a question from lord Buddha said

‘Mangala sutta’. It’s explain that treating to parents are good auspicious.

In ‘wasala sutta’ also give good ideas about treating parents.

People those who are not treating parents they called that out-cast people.

According to that we can understand Lord Buddha’s philosopy is described

about importance of parents.

In the present society we can see big gap between parents and

children. The main reason for it is effect of science and technology. All the

people get in prisonors 0f modern technology. Therefore we can see huge

increase of decline of good qualities. Specially the situation of parent’s

background. Because of them now we can see Elder’s homes in everywhere. In

small times parents treat their children to every moments for giving education

and many facilities. After children grow well and get good jobs and start new

life with marriage, they neglect their parents. The children see lots of dreams

without parents. So parents life getting bad day by day with tears.

For that we can change the world with learns of Lord budhdha. He

teaches us to about the ‘Karmaya’ and we can enlightenment it very well. Then

we can build good bond and affection with our parents. It may be good wishes

for our lives as the children.

Writing by:  sachethana marasinghe