The Story of the Disciples of Non-Buddhist Teachers
…e monastery.
The parents of the boys, being ignorant, cried,
"Our sons have been disloyal to our faith, they have been ruined."
Some intelligent neighbours advised the wailing parents to stop weeping …
This passage discusses an encounter where the Buddha encourages non-Buddhist youths to embrace his teachings. Their parents, initially distressed by their disloyalty, are persuaded to send the boys to