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I bow down before the Lama, Buddha Amit\u0101yus,<\/span>
\nAnd the bodhisattvas in training.<\/span>
\nI shall now in brief describe the benefits<\/span>
\nOf freeing animals and ransoming their lives.<\/span><\/h4>\n

To save animals from slaughter or any mortal danger,
\nWith entirely pure motivation and conduct,
\nIs without doubt a practice to be taken up
\nBy all followers of the Buddha \u015a\u0101kyamuni.
\nMany are the s\u016btras, tantras and commentaries
\nWhich describe in detail the advantages it brings,
\nAnd countless learned and accomplished masters of India and Tibet
\nHave stressed the value and importance of benefitting beings.
\nEven in the basic vehicle one avoids inflicting harm on others.
\nIn the mah\u0101y\u0101na this is the very training of a bodhisattva,
\nAnd in the secret mantra, a principal samaya of the\u00a0ratna<\/em>\u00a0family.<\/h2>\n

The reasoning behind this is as follows: in this world,
\nNothing is as dear to someone as his or her own life,
\nSo there is no greater crime than taking life away,
\nAnd no conditioned virtue brings greater merit
\nThan the act of saving beings and ransoming their lives.
\nTherefore, should you wish for happiness and good,
\nExert yourself in this, the most supreme of paths,
\nWhich is proven through scriptures and through reasoning,
\nAnd is free of obstacles and potential dangers.<\/h2>\n

Consider your own body, and, with this as an example,
\nAvoid doing anything that might bring harm to others.
\nMake every effort not to kill any living creature\u2014
\nBirds, fish, deer, cattle and even tiny insects\u2014
\nAnd strive instead to save their lives,
\nOffering them protection from every fear.
\nThe benefit of doing so is beyond imagining.
\nThis is the best practice for your own longevity,
\nAnd the greatest ritual for the living or deceased.
\nIt is my main practice of benefitting others.
\nIt dispels all external and internal adversity and obstacles;
\nEffortlessly and spontaneously, it brings favourable conditions;
\nAnd, when inspired by the noble mind of\u00a0bodhicitta<\/em>\u00a0and
\nCompleted with dedication and pure aspiration prayers,
\nIt will lead one to complete enlightenment,
\nAnd the accomplishment of one\u2019s own and others\u2019 welfare\u2014
\nOf this you need have no doubts at all!<\/h2>\n

Those whose minds incline to virtue and acts of merit
\nShould prohibit hunting and fishing on their land.
\nSome birds, in particular, such as geese and cranes,
\nAre impelled by their karma to migrate
\nAnd fly south in autumn, north in spring.
\nAt times, weary from the efforts of their flight,
\nOr having lost their way, some are forced to land,
\nDistressed, afraid and anxious; when this happens,
\nYou should not throw stones or shoot at them,
\nNor try to kill them or do them any harm.
\nProtect them so they may easily fly once more.
\nTo offer care and affection to sentient beings
\nIn desperate situations who lack protection
\nBrings just as much merit as the meditation
\nOn emptiness with compassion as its core\u2014
\nSo it has been said by glorious Lord Ati\u015ba.<\/h2>\n

Lamas, officials, monks, nuns, men and women,
\nIn all the places over which you have control,
\nExert every influence and do all within your power
\nTo release animals and ransom their lives,
\nWhile encouraging others to do the same.<\/h2>\n

In all those places where this is done,
\nSickness among people and livestock will cease,
\nHarvests will be plentiful and life will be long.
\nAll will enjoy happiness and wellbeing in abundance,
\nAnd at death let go of deluded experience,
\nBefore finding an excellent rebirth within the higher realms.
\nUltimately, there is no doubt that this will lead one easily
\nTo find the supreme and perfect state of awakening.<\/h2>\n

In response to the request of Doctor Dordrak,
\nWho offered a pure silk scarf and a hundred Nepali rupees,
\nThe one called Chatral Sangye Dorje,
\nWho strives continuously to ransom lives,
\nWrote down spontaneously whatever came to mind.
\nBy the merit of this may all sentient beings
\nCome to practise enlightened actions!<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Mamakoling samanta!<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Translated by Adam Pearcey, 2005.<\/small><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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