"Members of a Buddhist sect bought hundreds of eels, frogs and turtles and set them free in the Passaic River, hoping they would survive in the once-polluted stream and realize their karmic potential.
The act did nothing for the karma of the state Department of Environmental Protection, which said the Amitabha Buddhists did not have a permit and may be subject to fines up to $1,000."
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Buddhists Set Free Hundreds Of Animals In River
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 01:14 PM
What is a karma?
About the eels: I don't know for sure because I never visited the markets of the East Coast, but which eel do they normally sell there (I would think that american eels are most likely, but the genus Anguilla also exists in Europe, Japan, and Australia).
About the eels: I don't know for sure because I never visited the markets of the East Coast, but which eel do they normally sell there (I would think that american eels are most likely, but the genus Anguilla also exists in Europe, Japan, and Australia).
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 01:53 PM
What is a karma?
About the eels: I don't know for sure because I never visited the markets of the East Coast, but which eel do they normally sell there (I would think that american eels are most likely, but the genus Anguilla also exists in Europe, Japan, and Australia).
Karma is the belief that what goes around comes around. You do good things in this life and you will be rewarded in the next. You do bad and you'll be punished. Apparently these Buddists believe harming an entire ecosystem for the lives of a handful of individual animals is going to reward them somehow. I guess karma does work in this case, sounds like these people are getting just what they deserve.
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 03:27 PM
Probably most people would assume this, but I want to point out that most Buddhists wouldn't do this unthinking release of animals for the same reasons that we on this list wouldn't. There are always a few people in any large group who get carried away by small points of doctrine and belief.
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 04:33 PM
This is undoubtedly true. Just to be clear, though, my purpose for posting this was not to impugn Buddhism. As the topic's subtitle implies, my only purpose was to congratulate the New Jersey DEP for taking action to protect the river. Let's give credit where credit is due.Probably most people would assume this, but I want to point out that most Buddhists wouldn't do this unthinking release of animals for the same reasons that we on this list wouldn't. There are always a few people in any large group who get carried away by small points of doctrine and belief.
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Posted 19 February 2008 - 08:50 PM
That's what happens when intentions aren't accompanied by knowledge.
There was a story not too long ago about eco activists in Germany raiding a mink farm and turning several hundred of them loose. The end result was these rapacious predators devastating the local fauna. Their actions ended up killing thousands of birds, squirrels, and heaven knows what else.
If the Buddhists wanted to do something beneficial, they could have researched the indigenous species, and started a hatchery to assist in repopulation.
There was a story not too long ago about eco activists in Germany raiding a mink farm and turning several hundred of them loose. The end result was these rapacious predators devastating the local fauna. Their actions ended up killing thousands of birds, squirrels, and heaven knows what else.
If the Buddhists wanted to do something beneficial, they could have researched the indigenous species, and started a hatchery to assist in repopulation.
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