entity.getLazyLoadedCollection();

ERROR org.hibernate.LazyInitializationException IP127.0.0.1 CV#4c44559c-c576-4732 P#75004 - could not initialize proxy - no Session
org.hibernate.LazyInitializationException: could not initialize proxy - no Session
at org.hibernate.proxy.AbstractLazyInitializer.initialize(AbstractLazyInitializer.java:167)
at org.hibernate.proxy.AbstractLazyInitializer.getImplementation(AbstractLazyInitializer.java:215)
at org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.javassist.JavassistLazyInitializer.invoke(JavassistLazyInitializer.java:190)
at core.model.entities.WorkflowState_$$_javassist_36.getFunctions(WorkflowState_$$_javassist_36.java)

getSession().merge(entity);

if (getSession().contains(entity)) {
    getHibernateTemplate().merge(person);
} else {
    getSession.update(entity);
}

Hibernate.initialize(object.getMyLazyCollection());

if(object.getMyLazyCollection() != null) {
   object.getMyLazyCollection().size(); // forces a collection load
}