Author: Tukol, T. K., Justice
Title: Sallekhana is not Suicide
Description: Ahmedabad [Gujarat], L.D. Institute of Indology, 1976. orig. wrappers. 24x16cm, (4),102 pp. Series: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology, L.D. series, 55.. Rubbed. Corner bumps. Spine chips. Good. ¶ Concerning religious suicide by starvation among the Jaina. Contents: Jainism and Sallekhana; What is Sallekhana?; Sallekhana in practice; Voluntary deaths under other religions; Suicide, Suicide & the law; Sallekhana is not Suicide; Sallekhana by Acharya Shantisagar; Appendices: Scriptures; Bibliography.

Keywords: Jainism, Asceticism, History of Religion, Jaina Theology, Jain Jains, Religious Suicide, India South Asia, Jurisprudence, Indian Law, Legal