Sutra of Profound Gratitude Towards Parents

Buddhism is a religion that place great emphasis on filial piety. The Sutra of Profound Gratitude Towards Parents illustrates the difficulties, dangers and sufferings associated with giving birth and raising children. Our temple will be reciting the Sutra of Profound Gratitude Towards Parents every first week of the month to repay our gratitude towards our parents. Just as mentioned in the sutra, we should transcribe the sutra for our parents, we should read the sutra, we should repent our transgressions, we should seek refuge in the Triple Gem, we should abide by the Eight Precepts for our parents, we should donate and cultivate merits for our parents, this is how we repay our gratitude to our parents.