The Suicide Paradigm: Insights from Ancient Hindu Scriptures

The world religions in general promote peace and happiness. They strongly discourage all sorts of violence in society including suicide. Religious commitments toward life-saving value are known to prevent suicide attempts since all world religions promote unity, reducing interpersonal hostilities. T...

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Publié dans:Journal of religion and health
Auteurs: Agoramoorthy, Govindasamy (Auteur) ; Hsu, Minna J. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2017]
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Sujets non-standardisés:B Tradition
B Religion
B Death
B Hinduism
B Society
B Suicide
B Culture
B India
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Résumé:The world religions in general promote peace and happiness. They strongly discourage all sorts of violence in society including suicide. Religious commitments toward life-saving value are known to prevent suicide attempts since all world religions promote unity, reducing interpersonal hostilities. Therefore, understanding the basics on what religious scriptures narrate on life and death including suicide is essential. This paper highlights the seldom discussed topic on the concept and consequences of suicide portrayed in the ancient Hindu religious scriptures.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0178-3