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The eighth day of the tenth lunar month is a traditional folk birthday, which is celebrated all over the world:165438+1October 17.

Release animals, fish, poultry and other creatures that can be eaten and played are released into nature. Birthdays are the dates when these living species are released into nature. Release did not begin with Buddhism. Before Buddhism was introduced into China, there was a custom of releasing people on the first day of the first month in the pre-Qin period.

Liezi? It is recorded in "Fu Shuo": "Zheng Dan showed his kindness when he was released." It can be seen that it was put on festivals and existed in ancient times. Moreover, it is also recorded in Fu Shuo: "The guest said,' The people know that you want to release it, but they are fighting to catch it. There are many dead people. If you want to live, don't catch them unless they are banned. "Healthy son said: good.

About the conference:

After Buddhism was introduced into China, it strongly advocated release, and merged with the original custom of release in China, and evolved into a unique Buddhist dharma meeting-release meeting. 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 earliest classic mentioned in the scripture is the Sanskrit, which says: "Buddha should do the work of liberating 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 that the world is killing animals, you should facilitate rescue and alleviate their suffering.

There are also some scriptures that mention the benefits of liberation. 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, in Guang Jin Ming Jing? "Elders of Running Water" said that "Elders of Running Water rescued dying fish, gave them water and food, and explained Mahayana classics to them. After the fish heard the scriptures, they all gave birth to heaven. "