What are the merits and benefits of releasing animals?
The merits and benefits of freeing lives were published on 2008-12-17 13:18:11 Category: Dharma Assembly Activities
Freeing lives means seeing living alien beings who are captured and captured. Guan was killed, panicked, and when his life was in danger, he showed compassion, bought things to redeem, and rescued him! There is no limit to the objects that can be released. Everything that flies in the sky is like pigeons and sparrows; things that walk on the ground are like chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep; things that swim in the water are like fish, shrimps, and eels; things that burrow in the soil are like ants and earthworms, as big as lions and elephants, as small as mosquitoes, Flies can be released as long as they are alive individuals.
Abstinence from killing and releasing animals is a unique method that the Buddha Chrysostom warned us to practice personally, which can eliminate karma and cultivate compassion. Among the ten thousand actions of the Six Perfections, giving is the first, giving includes giving of wealth, giving of Dharma, and giving of fearlessness. What is commendable is that all three kinds of charity, namely the merit of releasing lives, are all available. In the process of releasing lives, spending money to buy things to redeem one's life is a donation of money; to release a life, taking refuge with all living beings, repenting together, chanting Buddha's name together, and dedicating one's life together is a donation of Dharma; it is releasing lives and relieving the lives of animals. The pain and fear of being captured, struggling and resenting before death is a fearless act of giving; the three kinds of acts of charity are all available, and the merits of releasing lives are really incredible!
1. To release lives is to save lives
To release lives is to save the lives of those beings who have been captured, will be slaughtered, and whose lives are in danger, and the most precious thing for all living beings is their own lives. They are the most grateful for saving their lives, so the merit is great!
2. Releasing lives means repaying debts
The killing karma we have created in this life is already immeasurable. Releasing lives means spending money and effort to redeem the lives of all living beings in order to repay the debts we have accumulated. Countless killing debts.
3. Releasing lives means rescuing people in emergencies
Releasing lives is different from other merits. It is about saving lives. Life is about to be slaughtered at any time. It is a critical and urgent action, just like a hospital. Like emergency first aid, one moment and one action can save thousands of lives, so the merit is profound!
4. Life release is compassion
The Buddha’s heart is the heart of great compassion. Compassion is the foundation of learning Buddhism, and life release is to relieve the suffering of all living beings and to redeem them with compassion. an act. Releasing animals can cultivate our compassion. In the process of releasing animals, compassion is cultivated to the greatest extent. If we release animals frequently, our compassion will always grow, and we will be more in tune with the Buddha's heart. Easy to achieve.
5. Release is enlightenment
The Buddha-nature of any sentient being is indistinguishable or indistinguishable from mine, so every life is equally precious. During the release of life, let us realize that all living beings are greedy for life and afraid of death, all know to seek good luck and avoid evil, and all have joy, anger, sorrow and joy. Compared with me, they are exactly the same; all living beings have the true Buddha nature. Once the karma is fully emptied, everything in the future will be successful. To become a Buddha, saving a sentient being is like saving a child of the Buddha, and it is even more equivalent to saving a future Buddha. Furthermore, all living beings are Buddhas, killing living beings is killing Buddhas, and saving living beings is saving Buddhas. The Samantabhadra Xingyuanpin said: "All living beings are the most beloved ones, and all Buddhas are the most beloved ones. If you can save the lives of all living beings, you can fulfill the wishes of all Buddhas." Master Yinguang also said: "All living beings are regarded as children by the Buddha. "Saving one thing's life means saving one of the Buddha's children, and all the Buddhas will be very happy." The mind and nature of all living beings on land and water are the same as those of the Buddhas of the three generations. However, due to ignorance of karma, we suffer in reincarnation and become different kinds of animals. Once the karma is eliminated and the causes and conditions are harmonious, we can transcend the six paths and achieve Buddhahood together. I am lucky enough to be a human being today, but unfortunately he is reduced to a different kind of animal. I am reincarnated in the six realms, and the world has changed. How do I know that I will not become a different kind of animal tomorrow, and that person may also transcend the six realms and achieve Buddhahood. I even hoped to beg him to have mercy on me, but now how dare I despise or even kill him!
6. Releasing animals is practice
Instead of empty words and thousands of words, it is better to practice every word. The most important thing in learning Buddhism is practice. In the real action of releasing lives, we can truly cultivate compassion, truly save lives, truly take refuge in the name of Buddha, repent and dedicate all sentient beings, truly understand that all living beings are equal, have Buddha nature, and can all become Buddhas. Only by benefiting oneself and others can one truly benefit from such practice.
7. Releasing animals is positive
Being vegetarian and releasing animals are the two most important things for Buddhist practitioners to practice. However, vegetarianism only stops evil, passively no longer creates killing karma, and no longer accumulates new killing debts; while releasing animals promotes good deeds, actively redeems lives, and repays previous killing debts. If you become a vegetarian but don't release animals, the debt you owed for killing will still be repaid; if you release animals but don't become a vegetarian, all the merit you earned by eating meat and killing animals will be lost. Therefore, vegetarianism and freeing up animals are two sides of the same body, and they need to complement each other and go hand in hand at the same time to achieve significant results.
8. Releasing animals is convenient
When we release animals on the same day, countless sentient beings who were trapped in prisons will immediately be freed, and countless lives on the verge of death will immediately regain their vitality. Infinite merits Available immediately on the same day. And no matter how many people there are, how little or how much money, at any time, in any place, as long as they show compassion, anyone can perform life release. Unlike other meritorious deeds, there is no need to wait for the opportunity to perform life-saving. You can do it on your own initiative. You don’t need to rely on others. You can complete it independently. We can accomplish the merits that millions of people cannot achieve in their lifetime through life-liberation on our own in a short period of time. If one person achieves it completely, and if it can be widely promoted, the merits will be even more incredible. Therefore, the merits of releasing lives are the first, and cannot be compared with other small good deeds!
9. Releasing lives means changing lives
Our fate in this life is the result of countless good and evil causes and conditions created in many lives. If you create good causes, you will get good results. , if you create evil causes, you will get evil consequences. But the future destiny is completely in our own hands. By accumulating blessings, doing good deeds, and sincerely repenting, our destiny can be completely changed. The merit of releasing animals is the greatest, it is direct and fast, and the power to change destiny is the most significant.
10. Releasing life means resolving grievances
Every sentient being has had enmity against us over the course of many lifetimes. Once enmity has been established and we hold a grudge in our hearts, we must wait for an opportunity to retaliate. And releasing animals can resolve grievances, turn enemies into friends, and avoid repaying each other's grievances! The Surangama Sutra says: "If a person eats a sheep, the sheep dies and becomes a human, and the person dies becomes a sheep, and so on, even for ten lives, life and death, eating each other, bad karma will be born, and the future will be limited. You have taken my life, and I will pay it back." Your debt, due to this cause and condition, will last for thousands of kalpas, and will always be in life and death." He also said: "Killing his body and life, or eating his flesh, through kalpas of motes of dust, eating each other and killing each other, just like a wheel, each one is superior or inferior, there is no existence. "Rest."
As the saying goes: "It is better to resolve a grudge than to tie it up." In this life, we know that if we commit murder, we will be punished by it. Karma follows us like a shadow, and we should do our best to understand the truth. By resolving grievances and resolving knots, abstaining from killing and releasing animals, almost all karma of grievances will be eliminated, and I hope that all my relatives with grievances will be reborn in the Western Paradise with me, free from the suffering of the six paths of reincarnation!
11. Releasing animals is to eliminate disasters
The reason why disasters and misfortunes occur are due to the grievances we have made in the past and the murderous karma we have created. Releasing lives saves the lives of all living beings, and avoids the suffering of all living beings. It also eliminates our past karma and avoids the retribution of misfortune that should have been suffered in the future. This is the inevitable principle of cause and effect.
12. Releasing animals is curing diseases
In fact, the reason why terminal diseases occur is because of the killing karma inspired by our killing in the past. If you create a cause of killing, you will have a killing result. If you create a karma of killing, you will receive the retribution of killing. The solution is to release animals and repay the debt of killing. This eliminates the fundamental killing cause of the disease, and the suffering of the disease will naturally improve.
13. Releasing animals is saving relatives
Every sentient being has been our parents, children, siblings, and relatives in the beginningless reincarnation, just because of our karma. It’s different. Now I am lucky to be a human, and he is unfortunately reduced to an animal. To release animals is to rescue our relatives, friends and family members, so that they can regain their vitality and enjoy their lives in peace!
14. Releasing life means extending life
Everyone hopes to live a long life. Releasing life and redeeming life prolongs the lives of countless sentient beings, which will inevitably extend their own lifespans. This is the inevitable result of cause and effect. Unchanging truth.
15. Releasing lives is a blessing
Saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and every life is equally precious, so saving one sentient being is an immeasurable merit. , not to mention saving many lives! Freeing lives is the greatest blessing! To release lives is to do the greatest good, to accumulate blessings and do good deeds. Of all the merits, nothing is better than to release lives!
16. Releasing lives can help rebirth
Practitioners regard reciting the name of the Buddha as the correct practice and releasing lives as an aid. Reciting the Buddha is the main thing and releasing lives is the follower. Practicing in this way is like a sail sailing in the wind. The boat that follows the current uses less effort but achieves more results. With this supreme merit, we can dedicate ourselves to being reborn in the Western Paradise. We will surely be able to achieve great success in our rebirth, and ascending to the Nine-Rank Western Lotus Platform will be just around the corner!
The merits of releasing lives
The merits of releasing lives are number one
Releasing lives is a life-saving act that has the greatest merits, unmatched by other small acts of kindness!
The Theory of Great Wisdom says: "Among all other sins, killing is the most serious, and among all the merits, life-saving is the first." Therefore, all men are my father, all women are my mother, and all living beings in the six realms are my parents. Anyone who kills and eats them kills my parents and also kills me. My body, all earth and water, is my original body, and all fire and wind are my essence. Therefore, I always practice the method of releasing lives, receiving births, teachings, and releasing lives. If you see people killing animals, you should save them and relieve their suffering." /p>
Master Di Xian said: "Not killing is the first of all precepts, and releasing lives is the first of all good deeds."
Master Miaoshan (Jinshan Living Buddha) said: "The best way to eliminate The greatest karmic method is to release lives. The greatest evil karma in the world is to kill and harm others. On the contrary, the greatest good karma in the world is to abstain from killing and release lives. Therefore, releasing lives is the greatest merit. You can follow my words and hurry up. Purchasing animals within your means and releasing them can increase your blessings and extend your life."
Old layman Li Bingnan said: "Rescuing animals is to save their lives and relieve their suffering. The first precept of the Buddha is not to kill. God has the virtue of good life, so you can. I imagine that the merits are great and the good rewards are boundless."
"The best merits, in addition to cutting off the flesh, must also be freed. There is a saying in Buddhism: saving one sentient being is better than building a seven-level pagoda. The pagoda is the seven-story pagoda of the temple. This way you can see how great the merit is of saving a sentient being."
"All sentient beings are not only the parents of the past, but also the Buddhas of the future. You spare their lives. You are the Bodhisattva."
Master Yuan Yin said: "The most precious thing for every living being is his own life. If you kill him, he will be the most angry and the enemy will be the deepest. Therefore, It is said that the karma of killing is the heaviest, and the most precious thing for every sentient being is his own life. He is most grateful if he is saved, and the blessings are accumulated the most, so life release is the first priority."
"Life release is to save emergency. Unlike other meritorious deeds, life release is to save sentient beings whose lives are in danger and are suffering. Once we release lives, all sentient beings will be saved from death and regain their vitality. If we do not release lives, the only way for them to die is to be slaughtered. "Releasing lives is an act of saving lives, so the merits are extremely great and cannot be compared with other small acts!"
"The most important thing about releasing lives is to take refuge and recite the Buddha's name. "Take refuge in the Buddha, and you will not fall into hell. Take refuge in the Dharma, Don't fall into hungry ghosts. Take refuge in the Sangha and don't fall into animals. "After the three refuge ceremonies, the animal life will receive the blessings of the three treasures of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, and the animals will no longer fall into the three evil paths. They will be reincarnated and be reincarnated." Namo Amitabha" holy name. The six-character famous name fills your ears. Once you have planted the seeds of Taoism, one day when the causes and conditions are mature, you will be able to meet the Buddha's Dharma, chant the Buddha's name, practice, be reborn in the Western Paradise, and forever break the six paths of life and death. This is the great release of life, and it is the most important of life release. significance. ”
“Releasing animals is the easiest way to eliminate karma, because there is no limit on time, place, number of people, money, or money. It is simple and easy, and everyone can do it. It is too easy. To eliminate karma, our enemies and creditors do everything possible to prevent us from releasing our karma and preventing us from eliminating our karma. Therefore, our release suffers the most obstructions and attracts the most criticism. This is because all living beings have deep karma. Because of the deep karma, the lives of all living beings are not blessed to be saved by good people and avoid death. Because of the deep karma, people are not blessed to redeem their lives and repay the debt of killing.
The merits of releasing animals are boundless and innumerable
A brief summary is as follows:
(1) No danger of war or killing.
(2) Long life, good health and less disease.
(3) Avoid natural disasters and disasters.
(4) The descendants will be prosperous and prosperous from generation to generation.
(5) If you have many children and a man is suitable, your wishes will go smoothly!
(6) Successful official career and smooth sailing!
(7) Happy and auspicious, peaceful all seasons.
(8) Resolve grievances and hatred, eliminate all evils, and be worry-free.
(9) Be in harmony with the heart of heaven, obey the orders of the Buddha, be grateful to all things, and be happy to all the Buddhas.
(10) Be reborn in heaven and enjoy endless blessings. If you also cultivate the Pure Land, you can be reborn in the Western Paradise.
Master Hanshan’s Life-releasing Merit Verses
People love their longevity, and things also love their lives. Release lives in harmony with the heart of heaven, release lives in compliance with the Buddha's order,
Release lives to avoid three disasters, release lives to escape the nine horizontals, release lives to have a long life, release officials to have a prosperous fortune.
Release lives to resolve grievances, release sins to purify them, release lives to see Guanyin’s compassion, release lives to practice Samantabhadra practice,
Release lives and kill lives, the results will be as clear as a mirror. Release lives and recite the Buddha's name, and thousands of people will achieve success.
Master Yin Guang: The Ten Great Merits of Freeing Life
①. No calamity with weapons. The great disasters caused by swords and weapons in the world are all caused by the human heart's desire to kill. If everyone abstains from killing and releases animals, everyone will have compassion and love for animals, and the calamity caused by weapons and weapons will be eliminated. This is a huge movement that changes the fate of the world. I deeply look forward to great politicians, great educators, and great farmers and workers. , pay attention to this, and vigorously promote it, it will have great effect.
②. Gather all auspiciousness. As soon as we show compassion, joy will gather in our body. This response is inevitable.
③. Longevity and health. The Buddhist scriptures say: Those who abstain from killing and release animals will receive two kinds of blessings. One has longevity. Both of them will be blessed with longevity and disease-free.
④. It is better to have more children than men. Those who release lives are kind to the world and have a good heart for rebirth, so they are celebrated as Yinan.
⑤. All Buddhas are happy. All living things are regarded by the Buddha as their sons. Saving the life of one thing is saving one of the Buddha's sons, and all the Buddhas are very happy.
⑥. Gratitude for all kinds of things. When the saved creatures are brought back to life before death, everyone is very happy, grateful and virtuous, and will always be the destiny of eternal tribulations.
⑦. No disasters. For a compassionate person, his merits will increase day by day, and all suffering will disappear invisibly.
⑧. Be born in heaven. Those who abstain from killing and release living beings will be reborn in the Four Kings Heaven in the next life and enjoy boundless blessings. If one cultivates the Pure Land at the same time, he can be reborn in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, and his merits and virtues are indeed boundless.
⑨. This is an extremely dangerous time for life. The addiction to smoking and drinking, and the demon of love, haunt everyone. If all sentient beings repay kindness, all evil will be eliminated and the seasons will be peaceful.
⑩. The state of animals advancing from lower to higher levels is consistent with the advancement of human beings from barbarism to civilization. According to biologists, all living things change in response to external conditions. If everyone abstains from killing and releases animals, then life will continue, and kindness will be passed down from generation to generation, just as the good will is passed down from generation to generation, and eternal happiness and longevity will be achieved.