{"id":41868,"date":"2015-02-28T15:19:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T22:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=41868"},"modified":"2015-02-28T15:19:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T22:19:42","slug":"bizarre-footage-emerges-of-150kg-fugitive-pig-praying-before-a-buddhist-temple-in-eastern-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/02\/28\/bizarre-footage-emerges-of-150kg-fugitive-pig-praying-before-a-buddhist-temple-in-eastern-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Bizarre footage emerges of 150kg fugitive pig &#8216;praying&#8217; before a Buddhist temple in Eastern China"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>By <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Nelson+Groom+for+Daily+Mail+Australia\">Nelson Groom for Daily Mail Australia<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Bizarre footage emerges of 150kg fugitive pig &#8216;praying&#8217; before a Buddhist temple&#8230; and he only moved on after a group of monks chanted to him<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 150kg pig had reportedly escaped from a local farm in search of food<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The pig was found kneeling on its forelimbs at a temple in eastern China<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It left the temple after a group of monks chanted a Buddhist scripture to it<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The images have sparked heated dialogues on Chinese social media sites\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sadly, the pigs owner had it slaughtered before learning of its stardom<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It seems that humans aren&#8217;t the only ones who need forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Bizarre footage has surfaced of a fugitive pig grovelling in front of a temple in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures and video of the bowing boar, which had escaped from a nearby farm, have spread like wildfire on Chinese social media, sparking a flurry of debates over what the animal was doing, reports\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/english.sina.com\/china\/2015\/0224\/785780.html\"><strong>Sina.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down for video<a href=\"http:\/\/english.sina.com\/china\/2015\/0224\/785780.html\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Scroll down for video<\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/english.sina.com\/china\/2015\/0224\/785780.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f1e8d7ca80df2d94\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2015\/02\/26\/261297F500000578-0-image-m-2_1424916361873.jpg\" alt=\"A large pig was found this week kneeling on its forelimbs at a temple in Tantou village, eastern China\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"669\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A large pig was found this week kneeling on its forelimbs at a temple in Tantou village, eastern China<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-22302211acc8da8a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2015\/02\/26\/261297D100000578-0-image-a-4_1424916460965.jpg\" alt=\"Images of the bowing boar have spread like wildfire on social media, sparking a flurry heated debates on exactly what the animal was doing\" width=\"634\" height=\"692\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2969735\/Saintly-swine-viral-hit-escaping-farm-pray-Buddhist-temple.html#ixzz3T547zhjJ\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2969735\/Saintly-swine-viral-hit-escaping-farm-pray-Buddhist-temple.html#ixzz3T547zhjJ<\/a><br \/>\nFollow us: <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.tynt.com\/b\/rw?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&amp;u=MailOnline\" target=\"_blank\">@MailOnline on Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.tynt.com\/b\/rf?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&amp;u=DailyMail\" target=\"_blank\">DailyMail on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A large pig was found this week kneeling on its forelimbs at a temple in Tantou village, eastern China<\/p>\n<p>Images of the bowing boar have spread like wildfire on social media, sparking a flurry heated debates on exactly what the animal was doing<\/p>\n<p>Footage shows the animal kneeling on its forelimbs encircled by worshippers, as a Buddhist ceremony takes place inside the temple.<\/p>\n<p>The saintly swine reportedly stayed put for hours, and only left the scene after a group of monks emerged from inside and chanted a Buddhist scripture towards it.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions on the social media site WeiBo have seen some users propose the animal was seeking a pilgrimage for a Chinese New Year&#8217;s blessing.<\/p>\n<p>Others deduced the holy hog was merely seeking food or resting after an act of physical exertion.<\/p>\n<p>Another web user offered a more scientific explanation: the pig was suffering from a disease concerning a deficiency in vitamin E, which can lead to an inability to stand up on all fours and kneel on one&#8217;s front legs.<\/p>\n<p>Incredible moment a pig is seen &#8216;praying&#8217; outside a temple<\/p>\n<p>It was later revealed the 150kg pig has escaped from a nearby farm with two other cohorts in search of food<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the owner of the pig later revealed it had escaped his hog pen on the morning on February 22, apparently in search of food.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Mr Huang-who had raised the animal up to over 150 kilograms-ordered for the animal to be slaughtered upon being recaptured.<\/p>\n<p>In a cruel twist of fate, Mr Huang <a href=\"http:\/\/online.thatsmags.com\/post\/bowing-pig-spotted-worshiping-in-front-of-a-temple-who-later-got-slaughtered\"><strong>Wenzhou Metropolis Daily<\/strong><\/a> he only learned of its internet stardom after the pig had been butchered, and he would not have done so otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;How bizarre! I&#8217;ve been raising pigs for so many years but I&#8217;ve never seen anything like this. I really shouldn&#8217;t have killed it!&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-4080788175001\">\n<div class=\"videoplayer-large\">\n<div class=\"videoplayer-title\">Incredible moment a pig is seen &#8216;praying&#8217; outside a temple<\/div>\n<div class=\"btnBg\"><\/div>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"plcHlder\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2015\/02\/26\/video-undefined-26194BF000000578-270_636x358.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-90ad0ba74e3c0114\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2015\/02\/26\/261297FE00000578-0-image-m-6_1424916496759.jpg\" alt=\"It was later revealed the 150kg pig has escaped from a nearby farm with two other cohorts in search of food\" width=\"634\" height=\"476\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"share-pictures-3\" class=\"share-pictures-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">It was later revealed the 150kg pig has escaped from a nearby farm with two other cohorts in search of food<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, the owner of the pig later revealed it had escaped his hog pen on the morning on February 22, apparently in search of food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sadly, Mr Huang-who had raised the animal up to over 150 kilograms-ordered for the animal to be slaughtered upon being recaptured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a cruel twist of fate, Mr Huang <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/online.thatsmags.com\/post\/bowing-pig-spotted-worshiping-in-front-of-a-temple-who-later-got-slaughtered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wenzhou Metropolis Daily<\/a> he only learned of its internet stardom after the pig had been butchered, and he would not have done so otherwise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;How bizarre! I&#8217;ve been raising pigs for so many years but I&#8217;ve never seen anything like this. I really shouldn&#8217;t have killed it!&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a4d8a7c916b7171\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2015\/02\/26\/261297FA00000578-0-image-m-9_1424916679302.jpg\" alt=\"Sadly, the owner of the pig ordered it to be butchered when it was recaptured, only learning of its internet stardom when it was too late. He told local media: 'I really shouldn't have killed it!'\" width=\"634\" height=\"474\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Sadly, the owner of the pig ordered it to be butchered when it was recaptured, only learning of its internet stardom when it was too late. He told local media: &#8216;I really shouldn&#8217;t have killed it!&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2969735\/Saintly-swine-viral-hit-escaping-farm-pray-Buddhist-temple.html#ixzz3T54JYU7R\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2969735\/Saintly-swine-viral-hit-escaping-farm-pray-Buddhist-temple.html#ixzz3T54JYU7R<\/a><br \/>\nFollow us: <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.tynt.com\/b\/rw?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&amp;u=MailOnline\" target=\"_blank\">@MailOnline on Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.tynt.com\/b\/rf?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&amp;u=DailyMail\" target=\"_blank\">DailyMail on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the owner of the pig ordered it to be butchered when it was recaptured, only learning of its internet stardom when it was too late. He told local media: &#8216;I really shouldn&#8217;t have killed it!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Huang was astonished by the viral images, and vowed that none of his pigs have been diagnosed with any diseases.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is really awkward. If the pigs were scared, they should have ran away instead of making that strange posture and let everyone watch.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Over three thousand people reportedly attended the temple for the final day of confessions on Buddha repentance day.<\/p>\n<p>It would seem this pitiful pig&#8217;s prayers were left unanswered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2969735\/Saintly-swine-viral-hit-escaping-farm-pray-Buddhist-temple.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2969735\/Saintly-swine-viral-hit-escaping-farm-pray-Buddhist-temple.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.thatsmags.com\/post\/bowing-pig-spotted-worshiping-in-front-of-a-temple-who-later-got-slaughtered\">Wenzhou&#8217;s &#8216;bowing&#8217; pig just proved there is a Buddha after all &#8211; but they still slaughtered it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/english.sina.com\/china\/2015\/0224\/785780.html\">Worshipping pig\u201d goes viral on social media &#8211; China News &#8211; SINA English<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nelson Groom for Daily Mail Australia Bizarre footage emerges of 150kg fugitive pig &#8216;praying&#8217; before a Buddhist temple&#8230; and he only moved on after a group of monks chanted to him The 150kg pig had reportedly escaped from a local farm in search of food The pig was found kneeling on its forelimbs at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41868\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}