{"id":4299,"date":"2015-09-03T07:18:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T07:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2015-09-03T07:18:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T07:18:59","slug":"santhara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/santhara\/","title":{"rendered":"Santhara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ques: The religious practice \u2018Santhara\u2019 belongs to which community?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a. Hindu<br \/>\nb. Buddha<br \/>\nc. Jain<br \/>\nd. Sikh<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans: c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Supreme Court on Monday restored the Jain religious practice of a ritualistic fast unto death (Santhara) by staying an order of the Rajasthan High Court.<\/li>\n<li>It is known that on 11 August, 2015 Rajasthan High Court declared it as a criminal offence in accordance with Section 309 (attempted suicide) or Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the IPC.<\/li>\n<li>Rajasthan court says \u201cit was not established that \u2018Santhara\u2019 or \u2018Sallekhana\u2019 is an essential practice of the Jain religion. Jain scriptures or texts don\u2019t say that \u2018Moksha\u2019 (salvation) can be achieved only by Santhara\/Sallekhana\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>In 2006, Jaipur based lawyer Nikhil Soni filed a public interest litigation and sought directions under Article 226 to the central and state governments to treat \u2018Santhara\u2019, the fast unto death practiced by \u2018Swetambara Jains\u2019 (Digambars call it Sallekhana), as illegal and punishable under the laws of the land.<\/li>\n<li>Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy said while staying the HC order and issuing notices to the Centre, Rajasthan and others.<\/li>\n<li>The pleas had\u00a0sought a stay on the High Court judgment, claiming it was passed without appreciating the basic philosophy and tenets of Jain religion.<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Santhara\u2019 is a Jain custom of embracing voluntary death \u2013 it involves practitioners taking an oath to stop eating until they die of starvation. According to Jains, this is a way to purge oneself of bad &#8216;Karma&#8217; and attain \u2018Moksha\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jainworld.com\/book\/pratikraman\/ch22.asp\">http:\/\/www.jainworld.com\/book\/pratikraman\/ch22.asp<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/supreme-court-lifts-stay-on-santhara-ritual-of-jains\/article7600851.ece\">http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/supreme-court-lifts-stay-on-santhara-ritual-of-jains\/article7600851.ece<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-3410560\">http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-3410560<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/Supreme-Court-permits-Jain-community-to-practice-Santhara\/articleshow\/48751751.cms?\">http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/Supreme-Court-permits-Jain-community-to-practice-Santhara\/articleshow\/48751751.cms?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ques: The religious practice \u2018Santhara\u2019 belongs to which community? a. Hindu b. Buddha c. Jain d. Sikh Ans: c Related facts: The Supreme Court on Monday restored the Jain religious practice of a ritualistic fast unto death (Santhara) by staying an order of the Rajasthan High Court. 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