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that the karmic fruit of a mind full of devotion similar to that of the pratyekabuddha whose name is Tagaraśikhin will ripen in this very lifetime.

“When he honored his parent, Maitrāyajña, the son of the sea merchant, experienced an individual heaven in four great cities because he had listened to his mother’s words and complied with them four times. Since it had become the seed for his liberation, the ripening of the karmic fruit took place in this life.²⁰⁴

“Will one go to hell through expressing anger toward the Bhagavān and one’s parents? An example here is Devadatta, who, after he had become angry with the Bhagavān, fell into the Avīci hell immediately upon his death. Or there is the prince Utraka²⁰⁵ in the city of Rauruka²⁰⁶ in the land of Sindhu, who killed his father and consequently fell into the hell realms.²⁰⁷ Thus, one will go to the hell realms through expressing anger toward the Bhagavān or one’s parents.

“Now, is there a difference with regard to the Buddha and one’s parents, or are they not different?²⁰⁸ Concerning the Bhagavān, generating devotion toward him, who during many hundreds of thousands of cosmic ages has accumulated a stock of merit generated by his roots of virtue, who taught the Dharma to those lacking a path,²⁰⁹ and who bestows awakening upon us, the karmic fruit is immeasurable. To parents the path to liberation is unknown.²¹⁰ Furthermore, one need not always obey the words of one’s parents. Why not? Because there are some who hold false views and who say to their child,²¹¹ ‘Child, bring us to an uninhabited place²¹²—you will benefit from this and be happy!’ or ‘Abandon us in a chasm! Commit us to the flames!’ When they say such things, this ought not to be done. Why not? Because through murdering one’s parents one will certainly go to the hell realms. Therefore, the Bhagavān has said not to accept those who have killed their parents into the novitiate and that such people should not be accepted for full ordination,