Title: Religious views on suicide - Wikipedia
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Religious views on suicide
Contents
Ancient Pagan religions
Dharmic religions
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Abrahamic religions
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Neopagan religions
Wicca
See also
Notes
References

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Religious views on suicide
Suicide
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Painting by Giotto depicting a person committing the sin of desperatio, the rejection of God's mercy, because while choked they are unable to ask for repentance. There are a variety of religious views on suicide . Contents
1 Ancient Pagan religions
2 Dharmic religions
2.1 Buddhism
2.2 Hinduism
2.3 Jainism
3 Abrahamic religions
3.1 Christianity
3.2 Islam
3.3 Judaism
4 Neopagan religions
4.1 Wicca
5 See also
6 Notes
7 References
Ancient Pagan religions
In general, the pagan world, both Roman and Greek, had a relaxed attitude towards suicide. Dharmic religions
Buddhism
In Buddhism, an individual's past acts are recognized to heavily influence what they experience in the present; present acts, in turn, become the background influence for future experiences (the doctrine of karma ). Intentional actions by mind, body or speech have a reaction. This reaction, or repercussion, is the cause of conditions and differences one encounters in life. Buddhism teaches that all people experience substantial suffering ( dukkha ), in which suffering primarily originates from past negative deeds (karma), or may result as a natural process of the cycle of birth and death ( samsara ). Other reasons for the prevalence of suffering concern the concepts of impermanence and illusion ( maya ). Since everything is in a constant state of impermanence or flux, individuals experience dissatisfaction with the fleeting events of life.