sallekhana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The religious practice of facing death voluntarily at the end of one's life, with fasting and meditation.

Word forms

sallekhana

Etymology

From Sanskrit सल्लेखना (sallekhanā).

Synonyms

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