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Pursuing Death: Philosophy and Practice of Voluntary Termination of Life

Pursuing Death: Philosophy and Practice of Voluntary Termination of Life

by S. Settar
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9789380607436
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: History
  • Publisher: Ratna Sagar
  • Publisher Imprint: PrimusBook
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 326
  • Original Price: INR 1395.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 685 grams

Pursuing Death widens the canvas of enquiry on the Jaina practices of voluntary termination of life, identified with terms such as Santāra, Sallekhanā, Samādhi, Sanyasana, Arādhanā, Bhaktapratyakhyana, Pañchapada, Prāyopagamana, Ingiņī, etc. This volume undertakes an in-depth study of both the philosophy and the practice of death, as revealed in a wide variety of texts written in Prakrit, Sanskrit, Kannada as well as a vast body of historical records, dated between the third century BCE and nineteenth century CE.

S. Settar is Professor Emeritus, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore and Honorary Director, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Southern Regional Centre, Bangalore