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Jainism - Its relevance to psychiatric practice; with special reference to the practice of Sallekhana
Jainism is one of the oldest religions of India. Since the founding of the religion, Jainism has given prominence to Sallekhana, death by ritual fasting facing north, as exemplified in the deaths of Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta Maurya. The controversy whether this religious form of starvation is rela...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5270277/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28197009 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.196702 |