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Life release is a traditional Buddhist practise of saving the lives of beings that were destined for slaughter.〔(Tsethar - The Practice of Saving Lives )〕 This practise is performed by all schools of Buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana.〔(Tsethar for Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche )〕 It is known as "Tsethar" in Tibetan Buddhism.〔(What is Life Release? - Karma Triyana Dharmachakra )〕 While this practise of life release may naturally need to be spontaneous to successfully save an endangered life, life release can also be planned. Planning often involves purchasing an animal directly from a slaughterhouse or a fishermen; this can often take place on auspicious days in the Buddhist calendar in order for the merit of the act to be multiplied thousands of times.〔 Animals are blessed before being safely returned to their natural environment as prayers are made and often dedicated to someone who is ill or has died, with the belief that person will benefit too from this dedication.〔(The Buddhist Practice of Releasing Lives to Freedom )〕 In Tibet an animal is often marked by a ribbon to indicate that the life of the animal has been liberated, with the general understanding that it will be allowed to die of natural causes.〔(Shambhala Times Community News Magazine » A Yak’s Tale of Liberation )〕 The practise in Tibetan Buddhism has been championed in recent times by Chatral Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche and His Holiness the 17th Gyalwar Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Although this is seen to be the traditional way of carrying out this practise, Ogyen Trinley Dorje has commented that the meaning is broad and that people can use their intelligence to expand the practise in other ways; indicating that planting one tree may be more beneficial that carrying out Tsethar for many beings.〔 It is increasingly recognized that animal release has the potential for negative environmental impacts, including as a pathway for the introduction of invasive species into non-native environments. This may lead to biodiversity loss over time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mercy Release )〕 For example, competition from American Red-eared slider turtles released in China's lakes has been reported to cause death of native turtles.〔(中外乌龟混战致死大量乌龟续：还原大战经过 ) （The source of this article is: . Liangzi Lake is located in eastern Hubei.)〕 Further, some animals are captured for the explicit purpose of being released, or are released into environments where they are unable to survive.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Life release」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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