History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.453
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.453
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Jains, accept the doctrine of *tapas* as a destroyer of sins 43, though they emphasized 'ahiṁsā', they encouraged religious suicide called Sallekhanā under certain circumstances 612