不要杀害动物

Release of life is of immense merit  

(Jizo-king Bodhisattva)

    All things have a life, so be sure not to kill. Karma is remarkable, releasing life is of great merit ......

                              ------- Zhuge Changqing

   All small animals are equally alive and have feelings of suffering and happiness, and there is no difference between being greedy for life and being afraid of death, so you must not harm them easily, otherwise they will suffer the same consequences. For example, I have a classmate who is usually a generous person and everyone likes to associate with him. However, this person had two major hobbies: one was raising pigeons (selling the bad ones or killing them for meat), the other was fishing, and sometimes he went out bird hunting. At the age of twenty-three, he was examined by a hospital and was suffering from lymphoma, which was at an advanced stage. During his illness, he suffered a lot and died after two or three years of treatment. He died, much to the sorrow of his friends and family. At that time, I had not studied Buddhism and did not understand this, but thought that good people do not get good karma. Now I realise that his illness was due to the karma of killing many people. 

  Among Buddhists, it is very important to believe in karma and induction is also very wonderful.

  There is a doctor in Suining, Sichuan, who is so influential at home and abroad that her house is full of banners from patients who have been cured by her in the central provinces, cities and abroad, in appreciation of her medical skills, and she is now the benefactor of thousands of lives.

  When I asked those who had been cured by her, they all said that when medical treatment did not work, this doctor advised us to release our lives and recite sutras, etc. After following the instructions and performing a wide range of good deeds such as releasing our lives, our bodies were cured. When I heard this, I had a better understanding of the Buddha's words. So releasing life is also a supernatural cure for illness. 

   On the contrary, killing is one of the direct causes of a short life and many illnesses. A senior monk once said, "If one practices life-saving release, even a short life becomes an extended life; if one kills fish and snakes and other beings, even a long-lived person becomes short-lived." 

   If you have a sick person or a seriously ill person in your family, you can also let the sick person release life regularly, which may produce a miracle. 

   In addition, actively promoting and engaging in environmental protection, helping orphans, the elderly, the disabled, forgiving your enemies, honouring your parents, promoting social justice, donating to charity, education, preaching righteousness, and deeply repenting for past mistakes can all have the same effect as releasing a life. In short, by actively engaging in good deeds, you will be rewarded with unexpected rewards.  

The merits of releasing life are too numerous to mention, but a brief summary is as follows. 

(1) No sword and war, no war and no killing. 

(2) Longevity, health and less illness. 

(3) Freedom from natural disasters and calamities. 

(4) Prosperity and prosperity for generations of descendants. 

(5) Many sons, many males, and good luck in all one's endeavours! 

(6) Prosperity in government and prosperity, and smooth sailing! 

(7) Good fortune and peace in all seasons. 

(viii) Relief of grievances and vengeance, elimination of all evils, no worries. 

(9) In harmony with the heart of heaven and in obedience to the Buddha's command, all creatures are grateful and all Buddhas are happy. 

(10) To be born in heaven and to enjoy the blessings of infinity; if one also practices the Pure Land, one can be reborn in the Western Paradise. 

放生功德无量  

（地藏王菩萨）

    万物皆有命，一定不要杀。因果很显著，放生功德大......

                              ------- 诸葛长青

   一切小动物同样具有生命，都有苦乐的感受，贪生怕死，与人无有差别，不能轻易伤害，否则，同样遭受果报。比如，我有一位同学，平时为人厚道，大家都喜欢和他交往。但此人有两大嗜好，一好养鸽子（将不好的鸽子卖掉或杀死吃肉），二好钓鱼，有时还外出打鸟。二十三岁时，经医院检查，患有淋巴癌，已到晚期。患病期间，受尽折磨，医治两三年无效，死亡。令亲友同学万分痛惜。当时我未学佛，对此并不了解，只以为好人无好报。现在才知，原来他患病是因杀生许多的业报。 
  在佛教徒中，深信因果是十分的重要，感应也是非常地奇妙，目前有很多出名医师亦依放生而治病。

  四川遂宁市有一位医生，她在海内外影响极大，他的家里挂满了省市中央及国外经其治疗而痊愈的病人敬献的锦旗，以感谢表彰其医术的高明，现在她已是成千上万人的救命恩人。

  我问过经她治愈的那些人，他们都说，经医疗无效时，这位医生就劝我们放生、念经等，遵照嘱咐，广行放生等善行后，身体就痊愈了。当我听到此语时，对佛语更加生起定解。所以放生也是一种特异功能的治病方法。 
   相反，杀生则是短命多病的直接原因之一，本来能活很久的人，若喜欢杀生，则成短命。曾有一高僧云：“若行救命放生者，短命也成延寿命，若杀鱼蛇等生命，长寿者也成短命。” 
   家里有多病者或重病者也可让病人经常放生，也许会产生奇迹呢，无病者、不杀生者也可经常放生，家长也可领小孩经常放生，以便培养孩子的善心，增添福寿，减少灾病。 
   另外，积极宣扬、从事环保事业、帮助孤儿、弱老、残疾人，原谅你的仇敌，孝敬双亲，宣扬社会公德，捐献慈善、教育事业，宣扬正教，深刻忏悔以前所犯的过错等，都能产生与放生同样的效果。总之，积极的从事善行，你将获得意想不到的报偿。  
 

放生的功德无量无边，不可胜数，简单地举其大要述说如下： 

（一）无刀兵劫，免除战争杀祸。 

（二）长寿、健康、少病。 

（三）免天灾横祸，无诸灾难。 

（四）子孙代代昌盛，生生不息。 

（五）多子宜男，所求顺遂！ 

（六）官禄亨通，一帆风顺！ 

（七）喜气吉祥，四季安宁。 

（八）解冤释仇，诸恶消灭，无忧无虑。 

（九）合天心，顺佛令，物类感恩、诸佛欢喜。 

（十）得生天上，享无极之福，若兼修净土，直可往生西方极乐世界。 

What are the acts of abstaining from killing and releasing

 戒杀与放生的行为包括哪些

 1. Do not kill a living being with your own hands.

　　2. Do not abet others to kill.

　　3. Do not help others to kill.

　　4. Abstain from eating meat.

　　5. Do not engage in trades related to killing.

　　6、Whenever there is worship, regardless of what is being worshipped, use vegetarian dishes, flowers and fruit, not animal gifts.

　　7. If you see someone killing a human being, you should discourage them or buy the animal to be slaughtered with money and release it. If this does not work, or if the person does not sell the animal, then you should have compassion for the slaughtered animal, and even better if you can recite the Buddha's name or mantra for it.

　　8. Do not abuse the animal.

　　9、Other actions that are contrary to killing.

　　10. Abstain from killing and releasing animals yourself, and advise others to do the same. 

   1、不亲手杀生。

　　2、不教唆别人杀生。

　　3、不帮助别人杀生。

　　4、戒除肉食。

　　5、不从事与杀生有关的行业。

　　6、凡有祭拜，不管拜的是什么，一律用素菜、鲜花、水果，不用牲礼。

　　7、见人杀生，应加劝阻，或用钱将临宰之动物买而放之。若劝阻无效，或他不卖，则应对被杀之动物起同情心，若能为它念佛号或往生咒更好。

　　8、不虐待动物。

　　9、其他与杀生行为相反之行为。

　　10、自己戒杀放生，也劝别人戒杀放生。 

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Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to "learn from sages, promote virtue, revitalize China and benefit the world" together with people with the same ideals in the world.

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Zhuge Changqing's Chinese Dream

Learn from sages and carry forward virtue

Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“学习圣贤、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

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