{"id":5746,"date":"2011-08-10T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=5746"},"modified":"2011-08-10T14:01:11","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T18:01:11","slug":"massachusetts-tibetans-liberate-534-lobsters-in-celebration-of-buddhas-first-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/08\/massachusetts-tibetans-liberate-534-lobsters-in-celebration-of-buddhas-first-sermon","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Tibetans liberate 534 lobsters in celebration of Buddha&#8217;s first sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Instead of plunging headfirst to their death in a pot of boiling water, 534 live lobsters escaped the dinner plate and belly flopped to freedom into the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean,&#8221; reports the Buddhist Channel.<\/p>\n<p>The liberation of the crustaceons was in celebration of Wheel Turning Day, which celebrates the first sermon made by Buddha. The Buddhist Chanell reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A group of Tibetan Buddhists flanked the sides of a whale-watching boat at dusk on Wednesday, sprayed the lobsters with blessed water, clipped the bands binding their dangerous claws and released them one by one into the deep water below.<\/p>\n<p>The 30 Buddhists of all ages trekked to this northern Massachusetts fishing hub to buy 600 pounds of lobster from a seafood wholesaler and save the critters from imminent death.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Buddhists teach that on Wheel Turning Day on the Tibetan lunar calendar, the merit for positive actions is multiplied many times.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buddhistchannel.tv\/index.php?id=62,10380,0,0,1,0\">CLICK HERE to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Instead of plunging headfirst to their death in a pot of boiling water, 534 live lobsters escaped the dinner plate and belly flopped to freedom into the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean,&#8221; reports the Buddhist Channel. 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