INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

GS History Modern India
Q.

Consider the following statements

1. Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan king, committed Sallekhana.

2. Indra IV, the Rashtrakuta king, committed Sallekhana.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation:
  • In Jainism, Sallekhana means to end the life voluntarily by giving up all attachments and aversions along with food and water and remain in meditation until death. This is one of the way a person attains divine-death (Samadhi-maran).

Thus, Option C is Correct

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