सल्लेखना (sallekhanA)

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Indian Epigraphical Glossary

English

 sallekhanā (EI 3,  6
 SITI),  Jain
 a religious practice of
the Jains
 starving oneself to death
 starving oneself to death
in fulfilment of a vow
 same as samādhi.

Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch

German

 °सल्लेखना = संलेखना,  Amit. XXXI,  63. — EI III,  185. 207
 V,  152 note 1
 Hīrasaubhāgya 17,  122 (Komm.)
 vgl. Śikṣāsamuccaya p. 127,  n. 2. [Z.]

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