DEATH BY CHOICE IN INDIAN RELIGIONS

• Authors: Sieradzan J.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses Old Indian sources - Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist - which raise an issue of suicide and voluntary death of a realized ascetic, understood as the fulfillment of life full of sacrifice. Also, the paper presents contemporary opinions on that subject. The author understands the notion of euthanasia in its contemporary understanding (as assisting in another person's death) and as typical for these religions way of realization: the decision about 'good death' made by a vigorous ascetic. Also, the author cites contemporary Buddhists' opinions connected with that issue.

Keywords

EN

DEATH; INDIAN RELIGIONS; SUICIDE

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Bialystok University Press
• Journal: Archeus. Studia z bioetyki i antropologii filozoficznej
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 7
• Pages: 115-123
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Sieradzan J.

• J. Sieradzan, Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku, Instytut Socjologii, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 15-420 Bialystok, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA02004264