Can you release it on the first day of the seventh lunar month?

It can be shown on the first day of the seventh lunar month.

Release refers to the rescue of living things (such as fish, shrimp, crabs, etc.). ) Free from human hunting and set them back to nature. This behavior is regarded as a kind of practice and charity in Buddhism.

In Buddhism, release is determined according to different time, place and life. It is generally considered suitable for release on auspicious days such as the first day, fifteenth day and twenty-third day of the first lunar month, and on several important days such as the first day, fifteenth day and twenty-third day of each month.

It is usually placed in rivers, lakes, oceans and other natural environments to ensure the living environment of organisms as much as possible. As far as possible, live organisms should be selected for release, such as shrimp, crab, fish, turtle and so on.

Purpose of publication

Advocate abstinence from killing. Killing is the first of the five precepts of Buddhism. Releasing is the further development of Buddhism's thought of not killing life, and it is the concentrated expression of the four boundless hearts of kindness, sadness, joy and giving up.

The first classic mentioned in the scripture is the Brahma Sutra, which says: "The Buddha should release animals with compassion. Because all men are my fathers, all women are my mothers, and I have been born by them all my life, so all six sentient beings know that they are my parents; If you see the world killing animals, you should help them and solve their suffering. "

There are also some scriptures that mention the benefits of release. For example, in the fifth volume of Zabao Jing, it is mentioned that release can prolong life, and a novice monk won a longevity reward for saving insects in drifting water. Release can also be released. Jin Guang's classic "Living Water Elders" says: "Living Water Elders rescue dying fish, give them water and food, and explain Mahayana classics to them. After hearing the scriptures, all the fish had a profitable day. "