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The ''Sutra of Filial Piety'' (or ''Sutra on the Profundity of Filial Love'', ''Sutra on Parental Benevolence'') is an apocryphal sutra composed in China and apparently an exercise in Buddhist apologetics. It is claimed to have been translated by the monk Kumārajīva. The text attempts to synthesise native Confucian ideals with Buddhist teachings and was probably produced by Chinese Buddhist monks in imitation of the ''Confucian Classic of Filial Piety''.〔Arai, Keiyo (2005). The Sutra on the Profundity of Filial Love. In: (Apocryphal Scriptures ), Berkeley, Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, ISBN 1-886439-29-X, p.118〕 The sutra seeks to refute Confucian criticism that Buddhism's traditionally monastic focus undermines the virtue of filial piety. The sutra is still highly popular in China and Japan and in the latter is sometimes used as a focus in Naikan-type introspection practices. == References == == Further reading == * Ch'en, Kenneth (1968). Filial Piety in Chinese Buddhism, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 28, 81-97 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sutra of Filial Piety」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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