The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature c9.26

c9.26

A *bodhisattva* should also give away his wife and children to such suppliants as need their services.62 But he may not sacrifice his parents in the same way, as they should be honoured and protected.63 The gift of one's wife and children is regarded as the acme of liberality. It is indeed necessary for an advanced *bodhisattva* to be married in order that he may be able to exhibit this virtue in its perfection!