Sallekhana (IAST: sallekhanā), also known as samlehna, santhara, samadhi-marana or sanyasana-marana, is a supplementary vow to the ethical code of conduct...

meditation (can possibly be sallekhana.) and went to heaven". According to Hemachandra's legend, Chanakya also performed sallekhana. According to V. R. Ramachandra...

karmas, may take the vow of sallekhanā at the end of their life. According to the Jain text, Puruşārthasiddhyupāya, "sallekhana enables a householder to...

householder is expected to observe seven supplementary vows (śeelas) and last sallekhanā vow. Mahavrata (lit. major vows) are the five fundamental observed by...

Santhara or Sallekhana. The Legend says that demi-goddess Mahakali appeared before him and requested the Acharya not to perform Sallekhana and told him...

philosophy) was awarded to Muni Virasagarji. Padmanabh Jaini writes about his Sallekhana: It is 23 August 1955. On the holy mount of Kunthalagiri, in the state...

fast on two consecutive days. Sallekhanā is the last vow prescribed by the Jain ethical code of conduct. The vow of sallekhanā is observed by the Jain ascetics...

near" the vow of sallekhanā (fasting to death) is observed by properly thinning the body and the passions. It also mentions that sallekhanā is not suicide...

hill to perform Sallekhana. Legend says that demi-goddess Mahakali appeared before him and requested the Acharya to not perform Sallekhana and said that...

and invasion of Parmaras of Malwa but in vain. Marasimha II committed Sallekhana at Bankapura in 975 and Indra IV followed him in 982 at Shravanabelagola...

hill to perform Sallekhana. Legend says that demi-goddess Mahakali appeared before him and requested the Acharya to not perform Sallekhana and said that...

He led a campaign to save the Jain tradition of Santhara also known as Sallekhana in the year 2015, in which millions of Jain community members took out...

including three guņa vratas (merit vows) and four śikşā vratas. The Sallekhana (or Santhara) vow is a "religious death" ritual observed at the end of...

Prayopavesa in Hinduism; Sokushinbutsu historically in Buddhism; and as Sallekhana in Jainism. Cathars also fasted to death after receiving the consolamentum...

height locations Mass Murder–suicide Vatakkiruttal Seppuku Sokushinbutsu Sallekhana Sati Prayopavesa By train London Underground Self-sacrifice Banzai charge...

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by fasting Rainbow body – Level of realization within Tibetan Buddhism Sallekhana – Voluntarily fasting to death by gradually reducing the intake of food...

Prayopavesa respectively, wherein one fasts unto death. The Jain vow of sallekhanā or santhara, is observed by the Jains only in special circumstances. These...

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was celebrated but later found forged and a case was filed for forgery. Sallekhana is the religious vow of gradually reducing the intake of food and liquids...

Chandragupta (the unifier of India and founder of the Maurya Dynasty) performed Sallekhana. Rice 1889, p. 5. Ramaswamy, Chitra (18 February 2017). "Rendezvous with...

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including three guņa vratas (merit vows) and four śikşā vratas. The Sallekhana (or Santhara) vow is a "religious death" ritual vow observed at the end...

visited the Mahavira temple atop the Pavagadh Hill and resolved to perform Sallekhana beginning with Māsakṣaman, a month-long fast, if he failed to make impactful...

recommends voluntary death or sallekhana for both ascetics and srāvaka (householders) at the end of their life. Sallekhana (also known as Santhara, Samadhi-marana)...

of bioethics and public health and has focused on the Jain practice of Sallekhana and the Parsi practice of Dakhmenashini. She is currently the director...

on November 12. Right to die Euthanasia Sokushinbutsu Catharist endura Sallekhana Hunger strike Monier-Williams, Monier (2008) [1899]. Monier Williams Sanskrit-English...

hill to perform Sallekhana. Legend says that demi-goddess Mahakali appeared before him and requested the Acharya to not perform Sallekhana and said that...

Capital, built Jain temple. Nishidhis, inscriptions indicates the act of sallekhana are found in and around Kamthana. Kamthana means a place of forgiveness...

(chastity) Aparigraha (non-possession) Anuvratas (further vows) Sāmāyika Sallekhana Jain prayers Bhaktamara Stotra Micchami Dukkadam Ṇamōkāra mantra Jai Jinendra...