Examples of the rewards of killing and releasing life and protecting it

杀生放生护生之果报事例

The Ancestor said, "Of all the bad karma, killing is the worst. If you kill at home, your home will become a killing field. It is an inauspicious place for spirits to gather. Man and all animals, born between heaven and earth, are equal in heart and soul, but they differ greatly in form because of bad karma. If you eat him in this world, and he eats you in the next, then there will be no end to the killing of animals in all ages. And killing is rewarded by sickness and suffering and short life. Good and evil follow one another like shadows and cannot be avoided.      

　　I heard a true story in the Shanghai Buddhist monk's forest about the immediate retribution of killing a living being: a female monk's own experience: she had a son who was only a teenager and once went fishing by the river and caught a beautiful carp. When he returned home, the child told his mother that he had a dream in which a girl told him that she was the fish and asked him to go with her. Shortly afterwards, the child died. Speaking of this experience, the woman regretted that she did not know karma, did not believe in Buddhism and did not know the heavy rewards of killing. She said: If she had known that the sin of killing and eating fish would take her son's life, she would never have given it to him. Now she persuades others not to kill, and she herself has since abstained from killing and letting go of life, and has become a vegetarian and a Buddhist.

　　There was also the case of a certain Zhao from Pucheng, Fujian Province, who fasted for a long time and worshipped the Buddha. His wife, who had no faith at all, bought many creatures before her birthday and wanted to kill them for a banquet. Zhao said, "If you want to celebrate the birthday, you should make them die. The lady said, "Your words are useless. If we follow the Buddha's teachings, men and women are different from each other and do not kill life, in a few decades' time the whole world will be full of animals. Zhao was unable to persuade him. At night, she dreamed that she went to the kitchen and saw a pig being killed, but she became a pig herself. Later, when she killed a chicken or a duck, she saw herself transformed into the thing she had killed. When he woke up from the pain, his heart beat and his flesh trembled. From then on, he released the life he had bought and became a long-time vegetarian. This man had great good roots in his past life, so he was blessed by Buddha's mercy and was made to suffer in order to stop his bad karma. Otherwise, he would have been slaughtered and eaten by others for the rest of his life. Those who kill and eat meat in the world should put themselves in their place and think of themselves, then it will not be difficult to turn back.

　　Master Lian Chi said, "There was a Mr. Jin in Qiantang, Zhejiang Province, who was a very devout fasting man. After his death, his spirit attached itself to a child and said, 'Because my good deeds were not extensive enough, I have not been reborn in the Pure Land of Buddha and Bodhisattva. But in the underworld I come and go as I please and am quite happy.'

　　One day his spirit again possessed the body of that child and chided his wife, saying, 'Why did you kill the chicken to sacrifice me? Because you killed a chicken, now everywhere I go, there are always officials from the underworld behind me watching over me, so I cannot be as free as before.' A pregnant woman asked about her own good fortune, and he said, 'This birth is a boy, and both mother and child are safe and sound. The next birth will be another male child, and when a second male child is born, both mother and child will die.' In time, all his words came true.

　　If everyone is vegetarian and abstains from killing and letting go of life, they can cultivate compassion and avoid killing. It is difficult to mention all the good fortune that will come to a family that is protected by the good gods. If you follow the practice of releasing the dead and chanting the Buddha's name, you will not only increase your good fortune, but also follow your wish to be reborn and enter the non-returning world.

　　The true story of the induction of the release of life: There was a prime minister in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, named Xiao Zhen, who dreamt in his youth that he would only live to the age of 18. Later, his father was sent to Sichuan to be the commander-in-chief. Xiao Zhen did not want to go with him, but his father forced him to go with him.

　　When he arrived in Sichuan, the marshal hosted a banquet for the soldiers, and after three rounds of wine, as usual, he had to serve a famous dish called 'jade chop jelly'. The dish was made by burning iron chopsticks red with fire and then stabbing them into the udder of a cow, the milk flowed out and coagulated on the chopsticks, which were then seasoned and made into a dish.

　　Xiao Zhen happened to walk into the kitchen and saw many dairy cows tied up, which he found very strange. When he enquired, he was surprised to find out the truth. He thought to himself, 'How dare human beings go to such lengths to torture dairy cows for the sake of satisfying their momentary appetites?' So he hastily went to his father and asked the commander for a 'forbidden food plate' and ordered that this dish be forbidden forever so that the dairy cows would not suffer from further stab wounds.

　　Soon afterwards, Xiao Zhen dreamed of a divine being who said to him, 'Your kind heart has done a great deed, and you will not only be spared the pain of dying young, but you will also be blessed with a hundred years of life.' Xiao Zhen lived to be over ninety years old and died peacefully without illness.

　　During the Song Dynasty, two brothers, Song Jiao and Song Qi, were studying at the university at the same time. After a monk saw the appearance of the two brothers, he said, 'The younger brother will get the first place in the examination, and the older brother will also win.' Later, after the spring exams were finished, that master saw Song Jiao again and happily congratulated him, saying: 'You are very much like the man who once saved millions of lives!' Song Jiao said, 'I am a poor scholar, how can I save so many lives? That master said, 'Then even tiny insects have lives.' Song Jiao paused for a moment and said: 'I remember, one day when it was raining heavily and the ants' nests were soaked by the torrential rain, I made a bamboo bridge out of bamboo to save them. Did you mean this one incident, said the monk, 'That is right. This time your brother will win the exam, but now you will not lose to him.'

　　Later, when the list was released, Song Qi did win the first prize, but the Empress Dowager said, 'My younger brother should not be placed ahead of my elder brother.' So she said that Song Jiao should be placed first and that Song Qi should be moved to tenth place. It was only then that Song Jiao believed that what the master had said was true. People should not think that Song Jiao merely saved some ants, how could he have such a great reward? In fact, the title of the exam winner was a vain title outside of his body. The thanksgiving of millions of lives in the future will be even more powerful.

　　There is also the case of Liu Jing, whose father was a famous 'great scribe' in the Ming dynasty, who was released to prolong his life. Liu Jing was weak and sickly at a young age and his five older brothers all died in quick succession. As a result, Liu Jing was very concerned about the well-being of his youngest son and had many fortune tellers come to see his fortune. Unfortunately, they all said that Liu Jing would not live to the age of 19.

　　It so happened that a famous fortune-teller from Sichuan called Zhou Shi Lian came to the capital, so Liu Da Si Kou invited him to his home to tell Liu Jing's fortune. Please do not despair, but try to repent of your karma. If you accumulate Yin virtue, you may reverse your bad luck.'

　　At the age of seventeen, Liu Jing listened to these words of Zhou Xiang Shi, and he was determined to get rid of all the evils and do good deeds extensively. And he took the 'Book of Merits and Demerits' and the 'Book of Tai Shang Induction' as his code of conduct. Every day he examined and reflected on each article. When a good thought arose, he would draw a red circle on the eastern wall. In particular, I did not hesitate to abstain from killing and releasing living creatures. After three years of doing this, he passed the difficult time of being nineteen years old safely.

　　One day, when he was crossing the Yangtze River from his boat, he saw a fisherman catch a large turtle. Seeing it, Liu Jing felt compassionate and bought it to set it free. The tortoise seemed to be very spiritual and followed Liu Jing's boat for five or six miles to see him off. That night, when Liu Jing was staying at the hostel, he dreamt of a short, fat Taoist man dressed in black who said to him, 'Your Excellency, you have been doing good deeds for three years and have never slackened off. Now you have prolonged your life and increased your prosperity.

　　祖师曰:诸恶业中，唯杀最重。在家中杀生，家里便成杀场。杀场，乃怨鬼聚会之处，其不吉祥也，是宜切戒家中杀生也。人与一切动物，生于天地之间，心性原是相等，但以恶业因缘，致形体大相殊异耳。若今世汝吃他，来世他吃汝，怨怨相报，则世世杀机无已时矣。又杀生得病苦、短命报。善恶于人，如影随形，不可免离。      
　　我在上海居士林听到的关于杀生立即受报的一个真实事情：一位女居士自身之经历，她有一个儿子只有十几岁，一次到河边钓鱼，钓到一条漂亮的鲤鱼，当时因家里困难，孩子嚷着叫母亲要把鱼杀了，要吃鱼，当孩子吃完了这条鱼后，就肚子病，到医院看病检查也查不出什么毛病，回家后，孩子对他母亲说：他做了个梦，有个女孩子对他说，她是那条鱼，要他随她去。过了不久孩子就死了。说到这段经历，女居士后悔莫及，后悔当时不知因果，不信佛，不知杀生的重报。她说：如知杀生吃鱼的罪会夺取儿子的命，说什么也不会给儿子吃的。现在她以身劝说别人，不要杀生，自己也从此戒杀放生，吃素念佛，皈依佛门。
　　又有福建蒲城令赵某，长斋奉佛。其夫人绝无信心，诞辰之先，买许多生物，将欲杀而宴客。赵曰，汝欲祝寿，令彼就死，可乎。夫人曰，汝之话皆无用，若依佛法，男女不同宿，不杀生命，再过几十年，满世界通是畜生了。赵亦无法可劝。至夜，夫人梦往厨房，见杀猪，则自己变成猪，杀死还晓得痛，拔毛开肚，抽肠割肺，痛不可忍。后杀鸡鸭等，皆见自己变所杀之物。痛极而醒，心跳肉颤。从此发放所买之生，而吃长素矣。此人宿世有大善根，故感佛慈加被，令亲受其苦，以止恶业。否则将生生世世供人宰食矣。世之杀生食肉者，设身处地而作己想，则不难立地回头矣。
　　莲池大师说：浙江省钱塘这地方，有一位金先生，平日奉持斋戒相当虔诚。他死后神魂附在一个孩子的身上说：'因为我的善行不够广，没有往生佛菩萨的净土。可是在阴间却来去自如，相当快乐。'
　　有一天，他的神魂又附在那孩子的身上，呵责他的妻子说：'你为什么要杀鸡来祭祀我呢？因为你杀生，所以现在我走到哪里，背后总是有阴间的官吏随在后头看管着我，所以我无法像从前那么自由了。'有一位孕妇问了她自身的吉凶，他说：'这一胎是生男孩，母子都平安无恙。下一胎又会更生男婴，生第二个男婴时，母子都会死亡。'到了后来他讲的话，果然都应验了。
　　若能人人茹素戒杀放生，则可培养其慈悲心，而免杀机。戒杀之家，善神守护，灾橫消除，寿命綿長，子孙贤孝，吉祥种种，难可具陳陈。若随力放生，加持念佛，不但增崇福德，必當随愿往生，永脫轮迴，入不退也
　　再说说护生放生的感应真实故事：浙江省温州府有位丞官名字叫做萧震，年轻时梦见神人暗示说，他的寿命只能活到十八岁。后来他的父亲奉派到四川去做总帅。萧震本来不想随行，他的父亲却强迫他，他只好勉强一齐去四川。
　　到了四川，主帅设宴款待将士，酒过三巡时，照例要进一道名菜叫'玉箸羹'。这道菜的做法是先以烈火烧红铁筷子，然后刺入母牛的乳房内，乳汁流出就凝结在铁筷子上，再加以调味，做成菜肴。
　　萧震偶然走到厨房，看见许多乳牛被绑着，他觉得很奇怪。询问以后，明白其中真相，大为惊讶。心里想：'人类只为满足一时的口腹之欲，竟然不惜乳牛无辜惨遭这样的酷刑。'于是急忙去禀告父亲，向主帅请求了一面'禁食牌'，并且下令永远禁止食用这一道菜肴，以免乳牛再遭刺伤的惨害。
　　不久，萧震又梦见神人对他说：'你的心地仁慈，做了一件大功德，不但免受夭折之苦，而且可以福寿百年。'后来，萧震果然活到了九十多岁，无病安详而终。
　　又宋朝的时候，有宋郊和宋祁两个兄弟同时在大学读书。有一位僧人看到他们两兄弟的相貌后，说：'弟弟会考取第一名，哥哥也会考得中。'后来，春天的考试完毕以后，那位师父又见到宋郊，很高兴地祝贺宋郊说：'你很像曾经救活了好几百万条的生命！'宋郊说：'我是一个穷书生，哪有能力救这么多的性命？'那位师父说：'那怕是微小的虫类也有性命的。'宋郊停了一下子，说：我想起来了，有一天，下大雨，蚂蚁的巢穴被暴雨所浸，我用竹子编了一个竹桥救它们。难道您指的是这一件事情吗，僧人说：'这就对了。这一次考试令弟会考中状元，但是现在你却不会输给他了。'
　　后来放榜时，宋祁果然考中状元，可是皇太后说：'小弟不应位在兄弟长的前面。'于是说把宋郊改为一名，而把宋祁调到第十名。这时候宋郊才相信，那位师父所说的话，一点都没有差错。大家不要以为宋郊只不过救了一些蚂蚁，怎么有这么大的果报？其实，考中状的头衔乃是身外虚名。将来那数百万生命的感恩图报，力量更是大得惊人哩。
　　还有放生延寿的，明朝刘璟，他的父亲是一位赫赫有名的'大司寇'。刘璟年幼时体弱多病，他原有的五个哥哥都先后夭折了。因此，刘大司寇对于这个最小的儿子的安危十分关切，他请了许多算命先生来看相。很不幸的是大家都说刘璟很难活到十九岁。
　　恰巧四川有位叫周士涟的著名相士来到京城，刘大司寇就请周相士到家里来给刘璟算命，周相士看了刘璟的相貌和八字以后，说：'你在十九岁那一年应有一个很难渡过的危厄；不过请你不要绝望，努力忏悔业障。广积阴德，可能扭转恶运。'
　　十七岁的刘璟听了周相士这一番话，他就决心革除众恶，广行善事。而且以《功过格》和《太上感应篇》作为行为的准则。每天逐条检点反省。起了一个善念，就在东边的墙壁上划一个红圈圈。尤其对于戒杀和放生，特别力行，不敢稍怠。这样行了三年，竟然平安地度过了十九岁的难关。
　　有一天，他从船要渡过长江，看到渔翁抓到一只大乌龟。刘璟看到了产生慈悯之心，就把它买来放生。那只乌龟好像很有灵性，一直跟在刘璟的船后送他，跟了五六里，还依依不舍。当天夜里，刘璟住在旅舍，梦见一位穿黑衣又短又胖的道人，对他说：'公子广行众善，三年从不懈怠。现在你已延寿增禄了。
　

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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