Sallekhana

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Sallekhana (also Santhara, Samadhi-marana, Samnyasa-marana) is a Jain practise of voluntary death through fasting when the end of life is very near due to unavoidable circumstances, such as illness or old age. It is the act of calmly withdrawning from worldly preoccupations and attachments by a combination of meditation and abstaining from food and water. In accepting to do sallekhana, the person must take a special vow to ensure that the body and the soul will leave the world in harmony and complete peace of mind, without fear. The purpose is to purge old karmas and prevent the creation of new ones.[1]

Most religious traditions, Jainism considers suicide a wrong that only retains the karma from the current life and does not allow escape from the cycle of births and rebirths Suicide involves an intentional act of harm against oneself with a known outcome that negetively affects those left behind. With Sallekhana, death is welcomed through a peaceful, tranquil process providing peace of mind for everyone involved.[2]

  1. ^ Sallekhana. jainworld.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.
  2. ^ Sallekhana verus Suicide. Journal of Spiritual and Religious Care. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.

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