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|  pinkfloyd85 | Nov 12, 2007 2:43pm | | Well it's nice that at least Buddhism supports us, isn't it? :) |
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|  lotus9 | Nov 14, 2007 5:38am | Yes, it's nice. There are two aspects to their practice:
1. They do not kill living beings. So they are vegetarians.
2. They help to free beings that are destined for slaughter in what is known as "Liberation of Life" ceremony. They purchase birds, fishes, tortises, and other animals and set them free after performing a ceremony for them.
The liberating of living beings is a traditional Buddhist practice. By doing that, one is nurturing one's own compassionate nature. |
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| | pinkfloyd85 | Nov 14, 2007 1:26pm | | Sweet! I didn't know about that particular practice. Sure is nice though... |
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| | tripledoubles | Nov 15, 2007 10:38am | | Liberation of Life ceremony for thanksgiving sounds nice. |
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|  utlan | Nov 15, 2007 10:42am | | Modern turkeys are too fat and dumb to survive in the wild, they would just be eaten by wolves. |
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| | tripledoubles | Nov 15, 2007 10:47am | | You don't mean "modern" turkeys, you mean "domesticated", i believe. There are no wolves around here. Maybe dogs would give them a hard time. I don't know turkeys, but it sounds fun. |
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| | utlan | Nov 15, 2007 10:53am | yes i mean mordern domesticated turkeys. No matter where you live there is going to be some kind of predator and they will eat them with little trouble.
Letting it into the wild dosn't sound like it would be in it's best intrests, no matter how fun it might be. |
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| | lotus9 | Nov 15, 2007 10:29pm | I'm glad everyone has shown concern for the welfare of the animals.
Buddhists do not just liberate (domesticated) animals into the jungle. They will find a suitable place for the different kinds of living beings. |
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