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| − | The debts owed to one's parents, to all living beings, to one's sovereign, and to the three treasures of Buddhism. These four are set forth in the Contemplation on the Mind-Ground Sutra. The definition of the four debts of gratitude varies some-what according to the source. The Meditation on the Correct Teaching Sutra defines them as the debts owed to one's father, to one's mother, to the Thus Come One or Buddha, and to the teacher of the Law. In his work The Four Debts of Gratitude, Nichiren (1222-1282) refers to the four debts of gratitude described in the Contemplation on the Mind-Ground Sutra. In On Repaying Debts of Gratitude, he lists the four debts of gratitude as the debts owed to one's father and mother, to one's teacher, to the three treasures, and to one's sovereign. | + | The debts owed to one's parents, to all [[living beings]], to one's sovereign, and to the [[three treasures]] of [[Buddhism]]. These four are set forth in the [[Contemplation]] on the Mind-Ground [[Sutra]]. The definition of the four debts of [[gratitude]] varies some-what according to the source. The [[Meditation]] on the Correct [[Teaching]] [[Sutra]] defines them as the debts owed to one's father, to one's mother, to the [[Thus]] Come One or [[Buddha]], and to the [[teacher]] of the Law. In his work The Four Debts of [[Gratitude]], [[Nichiren]] (1222-1282) refers to the four debts of [[gratitude]] described in the [[Contemplation]] on the Mind-Ground [[Sutra]]. In On Repaying Debts of [[Gratitude]], he lists the four debts of [[gratitude]] as the debts owed to one's father and mother, to one's [[teacher]], to the [[three treasures]], and to one's sovereign. |
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four debts of gratitude
四恩 (Jpn shi-on )
The debts owed to one's parents, to all living beings, to one's sovereign, and to the three treasures of Buddhism. These four are set forth in the Contemplation on the Mind-Ground Sutra. The definition of the four debts of gratitude varies some-what according to the source. The Meditation on the Correct Teaching Sutra defines them as the debts owed to one's father, to one's mother, to the Thus Come One or Buddha, and to the teacher of the Law. In his work The Four Debts of Gratitude, Nichiren (1222-1282) refers to the four debts of gratitude described in the Contemplation on the Mind-Ground Sutra. In On Repaying Debts of Gratitude, he lists the four debts of gratitude as the debts owed to one's father and mother, to one's teacher, to the three treasures, and to one's sovereign.
