Why taking own life (suicide) not considered breaking the first precept?
If not what sort of Kamma it is?
Why taking own life (suicide) not considered breaking the first precept?
Why taking own life (suicide) not considered breaking the first precept?
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
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josaphatbarlaam
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Re: Why taking own life (suicide) not considered breaking the first precept?
because it can be done by ceasing to eat, and ceasing to eat and just lying flat doing nothing waiting to die is cessation of all activity, which prior to Buddhism was one of the major theories of how to break free from karma i.e. by generating none by literally doing nothing.
Re: Why taking own life (suicide) not considered breaking the first precept?
Isn’t it a “defeat” for any situation other than that of an ariya?
Pretty sure it’s right there in the first expulsion rule.
Pretty sure it’s right there in the first expulsion rule.
“Life is swept along, short is the life span; no shelters exist for one who has reached old age. Seeing clearly this danger in death, a seeker of peace should drop the world’s bait.” SN 1.3
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josaphatbarlaam
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Re: Why taking own life (suicide) not considered breaking the first precept?
but how does one know they are an ariya?
Re: Why taking own life (suicide) not considered breaking the first precept?
Hi:
According to whom suicide is not considered breaking the first precept?
Regards.
According to whom suicide is not considered breaking the first precept?
Regards.