Santhara
Sallekhanā Sallekhanā (also Santhara , Samadhi-marana, Sanyasana-marana ) refers to a natural practice of giving up food when death is very near. In Jainism, it is prescribed both for the householder and ascetics. Sallekhana is made up from two words ''sal'' (meaning properly) and ''lekhana'', which means to thin out. Properly thinning out of the...