Odakasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1761

[1761] Just so, bhikkhus, few are those beings who are born on land; rather, far more numerous are those beings who are born in the water. … Just so, bhikkhus, few are those beings who are dutiful toward their mother (matteyyā); rather, far more numerous are those beings who are undutiful toward their mother. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.