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  2. Buddhism and euthanasia - Wikipedia

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    However, in Buddhism and the Bodhisattva, it can create incongruities through the infringement of life. [6] An example of an unjustified act of compassion is a case written in the Vinaya, where a convicted man is hastily executed after a monk requests the executioner to do so, as to not prolong his suffering and the sorrowful period he has to wait.

  3. Religious views on euthanasia - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, by helping to end a life, even one filled with suffering, a person is disturbing the timing of the cycle of death and rebirth. This is a bad thing to do, and those involved in the euthanasia will take on the remaining karma of the patient. Death is a natural process, and will come in time. [22]

  4. Buddhist funeral - Wikipedia

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    Death and dying is an important subject in Tibetan Buddhism as it is a most critical period for deciding which karma will ripen to lead one to the next rebirth, so a proper control of the mind at the death process is considered essential. After prolonged meditation, the meditator continues into the bardo or even towards enlightenment.

  5. Religious views on suicide - Wikipedia

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    Buddhism in its various forms affirms that, while suicide as self-sacrifice may be appropriate for the person who is an arhat, one who has attained enlightenment, it is still very much the exception to the rule. [12] Sokushinbutsu in Japanese Buddhism involves asceticism to the point of death and entering mummification while alive. [13]

  6. Buddhists use karmic healing against one US city's anti ... - AOL

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    For one afternoon, on Antioch’s main street and tranquil riverbank, the fragrance of burning incense was paired with the sound of Buddhist and Tao chants. Antioch's dark past, specifically its ...

  7. Religion and capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    Buddhism has a strong belief in compassion for the lives of others, as stated in the Panca-Sila (five precepts). There is an understanding of healing people who have committed crimes rather than retaliating against them. For these reasons, Buddhism has generally opposed the death penalty. [5]

  8. Buddhist death row inmate backed by Oprah vows to fight on ...

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    Masters has exhuasted his legal appeals at the state level, according to The Los Angeles Times, and a federal court dismissed his claims on September 3. “We knew this battle for Jarvis ...

  9. Nine stages of decay - Wikipedia

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    The death of a noble lady and the decay of her body is a series of kusōzu paintings in watercolor, produced in Japan around the 18th century. The subject of the paintings is thought to be Ono no Komachi. [18] There are nine paintings, including a pre-death portrait, and a final painting of a memorial structure: [18] [19]