343faa30_n_in_Christianity_and_Buddhism__Topic_in_the_parable
[Meaning in Christianity] The human condition under the power of sin, away from personal communion with God [Meaning in Buddhism] Karma and rebirth force one to wander from one physical existence to the next. [Topic in the parable] 
The son's miserable condition
Comparative Religion - The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Christianity and Buddhism
Topic in the parable