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Prayopavesa
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Prayopavesa (Sanskrit: प्रायोपवेशनम्, prāyopaveśanam, lit. 'resolving to die through fasting')[1][2] is a practice in Hinduism that denotes the death by fasting of a person who has no desire or ambition left, and no responsibilities remaining in life.[3] It is also allowed in cases of terminal disease or great disability.[4][5] A similar practice exists in Jainism, termed Santhara.
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Monier-Williams, Monier (2008) [1899]. Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Universität zu Köln. p. 708. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
abstaining from food and awaiting in a sitting posture the approach of death
- ^ "Prayopavesa". Orientalia. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06.
- ^ "Hinduism - Euthanasia and Suicide". BBC. 2009-08-25.
- ^ Subramuniya (2001). The master course, Book 2. Himalayan Academy Publications. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-945497-98-1.
- ^ "Prayopavesa (Ritual Fasting to Death) by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami".
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