Santhara

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sallekhana
gptkbp:associatedWith non-violence
detachment
gptkbp:criteria performed as act of spiritual purification
performed at end of life
performed with full consciousness
performed without desire for death
gptkbp:debatedBy suicide vs. religious freedom
gptkbp:legalStatusInIndia controversial
subject of court cases
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Jain_scriptures
gptkbp:method voluntary fasting to death
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Buddhist_monk
gptkb:Jain_nuns
Jains
Jain laypersons
gptkbp:purpose spiritual purification
attainment of moksha
gptkbp:region gptkb:India
gptkbp:significance renunciation of the body
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jain_Fasting_Rituals
gptkb:Sallekhana
gptkb:Sallekhana_(death_ritual)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Santhara