Cultural Tradition of Filial Piety in Mu Ping County

China has been a great cultural country advocating filial piety since ancient times. In ancient times, filial piety to parents was almost one of the top priorities in life.

At the beginning of the Confucian Book of Filial Piety, it is clearly written that "parents dare not damage the body and skin, and filial piety begins." It is said that our own bodies are acquired by our parents, so we should cherish and cherish them very much, which is also the reason why the ancients didn't cut their hair, because in their eyes, even caring for our hair is a sign of filial piety to our parents.

In China culture, "filial piety" ranks first. Not only Confucius advocated filial piety and explained its importance, but India, that is, other Asian regions also advocated similar ethical concepts. The founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, was an ancient Indian. He once thanked all his parents for their kindness and became a Buddha because of his filial piety.

In the Six Degrees Collection, the Buddha said to the monks, "I have upheld the filial piety of the Buddhists all my life, and my merits are high, so I have become a heaven in the sky, and the three realms are unique."

It is said that after becoming a monk, Buddha was still very filial to his parents. He educated his father and clarified the truth of the world for him. After his death, he personally collected the body and buried it. For his mother, in order to repay the kindness of being pregnant in October, he announced the "Tibetan scriptures" for dozens of days.

Sakyamuni said that he became a Buddha. In fact, after he became a Buddha, he also devoted himself to the principle of filial piety. This view of Buddhism coincides with that of China. In ancient China, loyalty and filial piety were regarded as an important criterion to measure a person's character. In addition to not hurting the body at will, there is an ancient saying that filial piety lasts for three years, that is, when parents die, even officials, no matter how old, should temporarily stop all affairs and go back to their hometown to be filial for three years, otherwise they will be impeached and accused of unfilial by the world.

Filial piety to parents is naturally important. After all, without parents, there would be no us. Without the painstaking care and tolerance of parents, there would be no healthy children. Therefore, filial piety has been particularly valued since ancient times.

There is a classic saying in Qing Dynasty that "filial piety of all virtues comes first", which shows that China attached importance to filial piety in ancient times. Filial piety is a heartfelt respect for parents, a positive response to parents, and a perfection of human ethics.