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Gujarat Woman, 82, Begins Santhara, A Voluntary Fast Until Death
"Santhara" in Jainism is a means of destroying rebirth-influencing karma by withdrawing all physical and mental activities. During this practice, voluntary fasting until death is observed.
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Blog: A Day Before Aradhana's Death Became News, I Visited Her Home
I did not go as a journalist. I went without a camera, with a friend who belonged to the Jain community to know more about and understand the circumstances that led to her death.
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13-Year-Old 'Knew Her Own Strength, Decided To Fast': Jain Leader
The 13-year-old Jain girl who undertook a lengthy fast and died two days after it ended was "well aware of the strength of her body," said the community's top leader in Hyderabad, claiming that "she fasted for eight days in 2014, 34 days in 2015 and 68 days this year."
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13-Year-Old Jain Girl Dies In Hyderabad After Fasting For 68 Days
A 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad died last week after fasting for 68 days as per Jain rituals during the holy period of 'Chaumasa'.
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83-Year-Old Woman Opts For Ritual Suicide In West Bengal
83-year-old Sohini Devi Duggar, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the throat last year, has opted to undertake the Jain practice of Santhara - a fast unto death - in West Bengal.
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Why The Family of This 82-Year-Old Woman Does Not Mourn Her Death
Thousands of people lined up in Bikaner today for the funeral procession of 82-year-old Badani Devi.
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An 82-Year-Old Living on a Few Teaspoons of Water a Day
Badani Devi's weakness is self-induced, the result of her undertaking Santhara, the ancient Jain tradition of fasting unto death.
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82-Year-Old's Fast to Death Has a Name, As Court Allows 'Santhara'
Hours after the Supreme Court stayed the Rajasthan High Court's decision which said Santhara - a ritual fast till death --- was akin to suicide and therefore punishable, an 82-year-old woman in Bikaner declared that she has undertaken Santhara.
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Jain 'Santhara' Ritual of Fast Unto Death Can Continue for Now, Says Court
For now, a tradition of Jains that sees themselves starving to death has been permitted by the Supreme Court.
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Fasting Unto Death is Essential Religious Freedom, Say Jains in Court
A tradition of Jains starving themselves to death is an essential part of religious freedom, a petition in the Supreme Court has said today, as thousands of Jains are protesting the ancient ritual of "Santhara" being declared illegal.
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Why Thousands of Jains Are Fighting For the Right to Fast Until Death
Thousands of Jains protested across India on Monday for the legal right to take part in an ancient ritual of starving themselves to death.
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Gujarat Woman, 82, Begins Santhara, A Voluntary Fast Until Death
"Santhara" in Jainism is a means of destroying rebirth-influencing karma by withdrawing all physical and mental activities. During this practice, voluntary fasting until death is observed.
-
Blog: A Day Before Aradhana's Death Became News, I Visited Her Home
I did not go as a journalist. I went without a camera, with a friend who belonged to the Jain community to know more about and understand the circumstances that led to her death.
-
13-Year-Old 'Knew Her Own Strength, Decided To Fast': Jain Leader
The 13-year-old Jain girl who undertook a lengthy fast and died two days after it ended was "well aware of the strength of her body," said the community's top leader in Hyderabad, claiming that "she fasted for eight days in 2014, 34 days in 2015 and 68 days this year."
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13-Year-Old Jain Girl Dies In Hyderabad After Fasting For 68 Days
A 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad died last week after fasting for 68 days as per Jain rituals during the holy period of 'Chaumasa'.
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83-Year-Old Woman Opts For Ritual Suicide In West Bengal
83-year-old Sohini Devi Duggar, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the throat last year, has opted to undertake the Jain practice of Santhara - a fast unto death - in West Bengal.
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Why The Family of This 82-Year-Old Woman Does Not Mourn Her Death
Thousands of people lined up in Bikaner today for the funeral procession of 82-year-old Badani Devi.
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An 82-Year-Old Living on a Few Teaspoons of Water a Day
Badani Devi's weakness is self-induced, the result of her undertaking Santhara, the ancient Jain tradition of fasting unto death.
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82-Year-Old's Fast to Death Has a Name, As Court Allows 'Santhara'
Hours after the Supreme Court stayed the Rajasthan High Court's decision which said Santhara - a ritual fast till death --- was akin to suicide and therefore punishable, an 82-year-old woman in Bikaner declared that she has undertaken Santhara.
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Jain 'Santhara' Ritual of Fast Unto Death Can Continue for Now, Says Court
For now, a tradition of Jains that sees themselves starving to death has been permitted by the Supreme Court.
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Fasting Unto Death is Essential Religious Freedom, Say Jains in Court
A tradition of Jains starving themselves to death is an essential part of religious freedom, a petition in the Supreme Court has said today, as thousands of Jains are protesting the ancient ritual of "Santhara" being declared illegal.
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Why Thousands of Jains Are Fighting For the Right to Fast Until Death
Thousands of Jains protested across India on Monday for the legal right to take part in an ancient ritual of starving themselves to death.
