💨 Abstract

A three-year-old girl, Viyana Jain, died after her parents initiated her into the Jain religious practice of Santhara (fasting unto death) following a brain tumor diagnosis. Her parents, IT professionals, claimed the Golden Book of World Records recognized her as the youngest person to vow the Jain ritual Santhara. The practice, deemed controversial due to its association with suicide, is a means of achieving spiritual purification and detachment.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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