By ("NDTV," October 31, 2006)
Extracted from http://wwrn.org/articles/23204/?&place=india§ion=other
Jaipur, India - A 93-year-old Jain woman who had been on a santhara fast for nearly 60 days passed away last night in Jaipur.
Kela Devi's death has re-ignited the debate on the Jain practise of santhara, which is a fast unto death.
This centuries old practice, according to the Jain religion, is a ritual purification of the body after a person decides his worldly duties are over and is prepared for death.
But a petition in the Rajasthan High Court has challenged this, terming it suicide.
Since the petition was admitted in the Rajasthan High Court, four cases of santhara have come to light.
Kela Devi's death has re-ignited the debate on the Jain practise of santhara, which is a fast unto death.
This centuries old practice, according to the Jain religion, is a ritual purification of the body after a person decides his worldly duties are over and is prepared for death.
But a petition in the Rajasthan High Court has challenged this, terming it suicide.
Since the petition was admitted in the Rajasthan High Court, four cases of santhara have come to light.
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