DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post

**dushappeaps** · 11-05-2011, 07:07 PM

I've heard, but don't know first-hand, that Thai Buddhist fishermen will leave the fish on dry ground until it dies of natural causes in order to leave themselves some wiggle-room for the first precept. I doubt that story is brimming with truth, though.

If its true it doesn't make any sense, because the direct intention is for the fish to die - and taking them out of water and putting them on dry ground is the direct cause of their deaths which are hardly from 'natural' causes.

11-05-2011, 07:07 PM	#39
dushappeaps Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	I've heard, but don't know first-hand, that Thai Buddhist fishermen will leave the fish on dry ground until it dies of natural causes in order to leave themselves some wiggle-room for the first precept. I doubt that story is brimming with truth, though. If its true it doesn't make any sense, because the direct intention is for the fish to die - and taking them out of water and putting them on dry ground is the direct cause of their deaths which are hardly from 'natural' causes.
	Quote