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nitin007
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Ask me anything; for instance, did you know that hindus believe in one supreme being and that all the other gods are is descendants? So technically hindus believe in only one god, but worship multiple aspects of him!

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MageGrayWolf
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actually, if I remember right, that name could actually be used for both, but the one it means depends on the context of the conversation.


Ah yep your right I looked at the wrong wiki link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman
nitin007
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Lol yeah, the spelling is different

nitin007
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In hindu hell, one does not stay for all eterntiy

Santi_
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Yeah, I'm hindu too, but I believe in something a bit different. What do you believe in? Like, in the process of reincarnation.

lajam001
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Hi,
Iâm a high school student who lives in Sweden and Iâm doing an assignment about where hinduism as a religion stands on the following issues:
- Female circumcision
- Female Genital Mutilation
- Honor killing
- Abortion
- Euthanasia

If you donât know all the answers please do answer those you can, Iâd really appreciate it ï
Thank you so much for taking you time and have a nice day

/ Anab S.

lajam001
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By the way it was a part of the assignment to interview or ask people who belonged to the religion for the answers so that you know that I'm not cheating
Just thought it'd be good to clarify lol

thepunisher93
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- Female circumcision
- Female Genital Mutilation

Not necessary
Honor killing

Part of culture not religion
Abortion

Probably not allowed
Euthanasia

What the hell is this?
nichodemus
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Euthanasia


Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. This can be voluntary or non-voluntary.
nichodemus
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My bad, it can also be involuntary. Which means going against the wishes of the patient. Non-voluntary euthanasia refers to euthanasia where the consent of the patient is unavailable.

goumas13
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What the hell is this?

Euthanasia is usually the act of ending -humanely and painlessly- the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or some sort of very serious incurable condition.
Generally speaking, the ill person or the family (if the ill person does not have the cognitive ability, due to the illness, to make an informed decision) has to be willing. This means that the attending doctor or other medical staff before terminating the life of a patient has to get the permission of said patient and/or his family.
thepunisher93
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Then sati can be considered euthinasia
In this woman is burnt alive with her dead husband wether she wants or not.

nichodemus
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No, Sati is not euthanasia. The aim euthansia is to help a person end his physical suffering, due to medical reasons. Sati entails immolation due to strict religious mindsets and dogma. It is theorized that sati, enforced widowhood, and girl marriage were customs that were primarily intended to solve the problem of surplus women and surplus men in a caste and to maintain its endogamy, which is the practice of marrying solely within a specific ethnic group.

thepunisher93
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No, Sati is not euthanasia. The aim euthansia is to help a person end his physical suffering, due to medical reasons. Sati entails immolation due to strict religious mindsets and dogma. It is theorized that sati, enforced widowhood, and girl marriage were customs that were primarily intended to solve the problem of surplus women and surplus men in a caste and to maintain its endogamy, which is the practice of marrying solely within a specific ethnic group.

Fine. you are the [s]liar[/s] lawyer here.
goumas13
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In this woman is burnt alive with her dead husband wether she wants or not.

No, burning people at the stake is hardly humane. The main point in euthanasia is ending one's suffering as painlessly as possible.
nichodemus
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A little queer then, that one of the career options I'm considering is law....:>

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