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[Meaning in Christianity] Jesus is teaching sinners, emphasizing their need and opportunity to be reconciled with God. [Meaning in Buddhism] Buddha is teaching spiritually advanced disciples (arhats) about their need to attain a higher position, that of a bodhisattva. [Topic in the parable] 
The context
Comparative Religion - The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Christianity and Buddhism
Topic in the parable