NAYAN JAIN AND HARSHITA TOMAR
HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR
(First Published on Volume 01 Issue 03, November 2016)
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ABSTRACT
May death be Auspicious!
History of Jainism can be traced back to 2,500 years ago and it still prevails in India. It is mainly represented by nonviolence (ahimsa). Jainism proscribes violence against all living things. It necessitates mendicants as well as laymen to be veracious vegetarians. The practice of fasting unto death i.e., santhara is celebrated as pious-ritual in Jainism though they are strictly against violence.