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Ari Bhöd, The American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation, will be performing a live release of fish in Marina Del Rey this Sunday, January 6.
The amount of fish released will be determined by the donations given toward this event. The Venerable Lama Ngawang Thogmed and Lama Samten Lhundrup will lead during the release. Bait fish will be bought and released while a ceremony is performed. They will also be offering the tsa tsa’s (small molds in the shape of a stupa statue) that were made from the cremated ashes of Dr. Bola Akinwole into the ocean.
The ceremony will take place at 10:30 am at the end of Bora Bora Way, Marina Del Rey at the fish drop, on the dock.
Why do the Tibetan’s do all this stuff?
Because, according to Buddhist tradition, this is a ceremony of releasing sentient beings back into the wild, setting them free, (possibly their parents due to their belief in reincarnation). According to other religions, the monks pray demons into the fish through their rituals which are then released into the water, to bring a demonic presence into the area as they swim throughout the waters. Some form of destruction often hits the area later.