Still Waters Posted June 7, 2012 #1 Share Posted June 7, 2012 For a group of Chinese Buddhists, releasing a thousand snakes from captivity into the wild was a compassionate act that would bring them good karma. But for the small nearby village of Miao Erdong, it resulted in a plague of serpents.The 50 members of the "Let Blessings and Wisdom Grow" Buddhist group left Beijing in a nine vehicle convoy last Friday, driving for half a day with their cargo of snakes into the countryside of Hebei province. Once they reached their destination, they chanted a ritual and released the snakes. However, they were soon spotted by a man from Miao Erdong who alerted the rest of the village. The police were called, and quickly impounded three of the group's vehicles, as the snakes slithered into the undergrowth. Li Guohua, the head of the village committee, said snakes were soon spotted inside some of their homes. http://www.telegraph...f-serpents.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldethyl Posted June 7, 2012 #2 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Wow. They should have thought of a better location. That's a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor manhattan Posted June 9, 2012 #3 Share Posted June 9, 2012 morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted June 9, 2012 #4 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Snakes On A Plane of Existence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted June 9, 2012 #5 Share Posted June 9, 2012 They could have released them in small groups instead of enmasse near a village - for all their efforts to effect good karma they completely ignored the basic "cause and effect" part of the deal. This is what becomes of following an ideal blindly without engaging your brain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted June 9, 2012 #6 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Whoops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible Posted June 9, 2012 #7 Share Posted June 9, 2012 They do not say if they are poisonous and that is the main point. If they eat mice and rats, then they are a benefit. Snakes, lizards, skinks, and geckos as well as many creatures live around my home and sometimes inside. We get along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bildr Posted June 9, 2012 #8 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) <<Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.>> -Albert Einstein, "Science, Philosophy and Religion: a Symposium", 1941 US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955) The spiritual meaning of this act is indeed noble, but maybe just MAYBE... they should have released them into the WILD, not near a village. Edited June 9, 2012 by Bildr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaraKitty Posted June 10, 2012 #9 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I wonder if they regret releasing the snakes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csspwns Posted June 10, 2012 #10 Share Posted June 10, 2012 yea they released the snakes to let them live thinking it will bring them good karma but the police came in and killed all of the snakes lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csspwns Posted June 10, 2012 #11 Share Posted June 10, 2012 this is a bit fishy. why would they release snakes? y not squirrels or birds? y do they have to release snakes? sounds a bit fishy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsurdistMe Posted June 11, 2012 #12 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Snakes On A Plane of Existence? Nice. lol I couldn't help but laugh at this article. I'm glad I wasn't the only one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Tumbleweed Posted June 11, 2012 #13 Share Posted June 11, 2012 this is a bit fishy. why would they release snakes? y not squirrels or birds? y do they have to release snakes? sounds a bit fishy. I agree, what was the reason for the snakes? and so many! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstrum Posted June 12, 2012 #14 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Which shows that all religions are stupid and literally dangerous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archosaur Posted June 13, 2012 #15 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Its nice to see that even reptiles can get Buddist sypathy but... REALLY??? Maybe they could have helped protect some of the wild habitat, or bred and released any endangered species, and released them into their PROPER habitat? ...wisdom...maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanctus Sapientis Posted June 13, 2012 #16 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Monstrum, this hardly proves that all religions are stupid or dangerous. This was a group of people who did something stupid. Sure, they did it in the name of their religion, but Buddhism did not cause them to do this. There have been plenty of stupid things done in the name of science, yet no one claims science itself is stupid and dangerous. Perhaps they were trying to act in favor of an oppressed group? Reptiles are almost universally hated, snakes especially. It clearly states in the article that releasing animals is a tradition in this area. Could've chosen a better area, though. My question is, why did the snakes need releasing? Where they going to be killed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THitsugaya Posted June 14, 2012 #17 Share Posted June 14, 2012 well that was a stupid thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trish1997 Posted June 14, 2012 #18 Share Posted June 14, 2012 where did they get that many snakes anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted June 14, 2012 #19 Share Posted June 14, 2012 where did they get that many snakes anyway? From the local Chinese Snake-Away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted June 14, 2012 #20 Share Posted June 14, 2012 What a racket. If I lived there I'd own a snake store. Sell all of my inventory to people that want to set them free....go out and trap them...then sell them back to the people so they can set them free again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaneSilvermoon Posted June 24, 2012 #21 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) It's depressing how many people don't even bother to read the articles before they comment now. Liu Guangsen, a member of the Let Blessings and Wisdom Grow group, said releasing snakes is a particularly good way of rebalancing karma."In China, we think snakes are one of the four evil animals, together with hedgehogs, foxes and weasels," he said, adding that forgiving these animals pays a greater karmic dividend. Edited June 24, 2012 by BaneSilvermoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d e v i c e Posted June 24, 2012 #22 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Despite it backfiring a little bit, I think they'll still accrue some good karma from this. Besides, the snakes aren't even venomous. I've deduced that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathRain2012 Posted July 7, 2012 #23 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Looks like medussa just took a ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathRain2012 Posted July 7, 2012 #24 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Looks like medussa just took a ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now