RELIGIONS
JAINISM
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Question
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It is a tri ratna
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It is salvation
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It is moksha
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To die of starvation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sallekhana – death by fasting (religious) Since the founding of the religion, Jainism has given prominence to Sallekhana, death by ritual fasting facing north, as exemplified in the deaths of Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta Maurya.
Detailed explanation-2: -The devout Jains believe that Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankar, allowed Santhara, or Sallekhana, as the ultimate test of spirituality, will power, whose ultimate goal is purifying body and mind and facing death voluntarily.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some authorities say that, after the famine, Bhadrabahu retired in seclusion to Nepal; others say he remained in Mysore. He is reputed to have undergone the process of sallekhana, the Jain ritual of ultimate triumph over human passions in which the believer renounces the world completely and starves to death.