alleryWhich Jain vow is a voluntary, gradual reduction of food at life's end?
AAnuvrata
BSamayika
CAparigraha
DSallekhana
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Sallekhana
1. Sallekhana, also called Santhara, is a religious death ritual.
2. It involves voluntary and gradual reduction of food and liquid intake, with dispassion.
3. Samayika is meditation and aparigraha is non-possession.
_Source: Wikipedia, Jainism, Core principles (the vows)_
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