放ほう生じょう

noun

release of captive animals

Buddhist practice of setting free captured birds, fish, or other animals as an act of compassion and merit-making.

• 放ほう生じょう会えでは、多おおくの魚さかなや鳥とりが自し然ぜんに返かえされる。

  At the release ceremony, many fish and birds are returned to nature.