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Religious Analysis of
Euthanasia in India and Life-Long Learning |
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Paper Id :
18936 Submission Date :
2024-05-04 Acceptance Date :
2024-05-19 Publication Date :
2024-05-24
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Shailendra Singh
Research Scholar
Law Department
NIILM University
Kaithal,Haryana, India
R. K. Gupta
Research Guide
Law Department
NIILM University
Kaithal, Haryana, India
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Abstract
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This paper discusses
the art of lifelong learning through religious contexts relating to euthanasia
in India. Apart from India, thinkers from other countries have also defined
this topic better; an attempt will be made to reach a conclusion by comparing complex
topics like euthanasia with the ancient history of education and information in
India. Euthanasia has been described in Indian history for centuries, in which
the purpose of euthanasia was not only to reduce pain but also to voluntarily
give up one's breath until the value of life was achieved. During the long
journey of euthanasia from the Treta yuga (ramayna ) to dwapara yuga (Mahabharata happened in
Dwapara Yuga (5694 BCE to 3102 BCE) to
the present era that is called Kalyug, it has reached such a stage that people
have lost knowledge about it and it has lost recognition in society and law.
Today civilized countries have banned even the right to death which is included
in the right to life. In such a situation, no matter how much pain a person is going
through, he cannot be given euthanasia. For this, at least the government and
law in India should allow euthanasia by encouraging the teaching method of its
Vedic traditions; enlightened persons in Indian customs have never compared
such death with suicide.
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Keywords
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Euthanasia, Lifelong Learning, Vedic Traditions. |
Introduction
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Lifelong learning is
defined as "all learning activities undertaken throughout the life aimed
at improving personal, social and employment-related knowledge, skills and
competencies". The aim of education in India has been to emphasize
learning since the Treta Yuga (Ramayana took place in Treta Yuga 9582 BCE to
5694 BCE)
(as of now, Ramayana is more than 9300 years old and Mahabharata is about 5200
years old) For this, the need for no special teaching curriculum was felt, whereas
all the systems of education were systematically established in India since
ancient times, be they Vedas, Puranas, Darshana or Vedanga, all of them had
special It is described as follows. Arrangements related to specific knowledge,
various types of institutions such as Gurukul where education was provided to
young children, councils where programs of advanced education were organized in
which people of all age groups participated, i.e. there was no fixed age for
learning. The main objective of education in the Indian Vedic system was to
provide good quality education to the students. The main objective of education
was to promote and develop culture, character and personality and to inculcate
high ideals in the students. Its objective was to prepare the students for the
future and enable them to survive in any situation by developing the mental,
physical and intellectual personality of the students. Nalanda
in Bihar, Takshashila in Punjab Pakistan, Vallabhi in Gujarat, Salotagi in
Karnataka, Ennairam in Tamil Nadu, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh and Varanasi in
Uttar Pradesh are known for religious text.
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Objective of study
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This research paper
includes the following objectives: 1. To bring the
ancient religious systems of India in front of the society, which are as effective
today as they were at that time, this objective is included in this research
paper. 2. Euthanasia in India
has been prohibited on the basis of current law, whereas its importance was of
high level in Indian mythological system, its objective is also to eliminate
this gap. 3. Indian culture has
always believed in learning and teaching, its objective is to strengthen that
belief in today's time. 4. The objective of
the research paper is to attract the attention of thinkers, legislature,
judiciary related to the subject of Indian culture.
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Review of Literature
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For this paper many books, research papers, newspaper articles etc has been reviewed which has been discussed through out the paper. |
Methodology |
The research process that will be used by the
researcher in this research is known as social legal research. In which we will
take the help of applied research methodology, the researcher will obtain facts
and figures from primary and secondary sources to verify his questions and
objectives, the survey will be done from the information obtained through
available literature, book, and internet. We will solve the problems in our
research paper by studying various dimensions through questions, which can
benefit the society, through which the researchers will also express their
personal views in this research paper. Here we will try to verify our
objectives by answering your questions. It has been observed for a long time
that ancient and indigenous education systems and their wide multidimensional
effects receive considerable attention from both the Indian government and
policy makers and educationists. Despite the existence of sufficient
theoretical and empirical literature, the evidence about the impact of learning
in ancient history is mixed. In this research work, the researcher will review
and analyse the literature of the selected topic and analyse in his report how
gaining information through history has an overall positive impact on the
continuous process of learning beyond education and educated society. Research question A- Is the practice of long life learning, beyond education in India found in history in the context of Euthanasia?
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Analysis
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Research Question A- Is the practice of long life
learning, beyond education in India found in history in the context of
Euthanasia? The scientific word "Euthanasia" comes from Greek
mythology “Eu” meaning good and “Thanatos” meaning
death, constituently meaning death by one’s wish. The term euthanasia
has been practised and condemned by various communities and civilizations of
different era.
When we talk about euthanasia, which is called euthanasia in Latin language, in
India many sages have been giving up their lives as per their wish, which has
been legally recognized since the Vedic period, like river Ganga son “Bhishma
Pitamah” sacrificed his life in Mahabharata. Unless he voluntarily renounced
them, which was a form of learning in which one had mastered the art of
awakening one's Kundalis and also it was in the Mahabharata that Arjuna's son
Abhimanyu attempted to break the Chakravyuh in his mother's womb. The art of
breaking was learned in the mother's womb when Arjuna’s was teaching this art
to his wife in the bedroom, which shows that there is no age for learning. Research Question B- Hinduism-Suicide-(Euthanasia) - Can
Hindu beliefs on euthanasia is advanced on the basis of knowledge of religious
texts? It has been pointed out that the term
self-immolation for suicide in Hinduism condemned the purpose of killing
oneself for deliberate narrow mindedness. This was a situation in which the
Dharma Sutras curiously prohibited suicide. By the way, Hinduism prefers
enlightened persons who deliberately chose a beneficial way of death.
Self-immolation is recorded as various examples of romantic demise in paintings
on temples and sacred places. In the present times parents should provide their
children with the best possible education as an investment that matches their
culture, civilization, thoughts and conduct, which will benefit the entire
society in the future. Thus, education is the most important step in the
development of a country and everyone should promote it to the highest level. In
Indian customs, enlightened persons have never compared such death with
suicide. Rather, it has been consistently observed that suicide leads to
problems in later life. Here special
mention of the Indian attitude towards life and death is necessary. In Hindu
convention, every Image and model is used to refer to the path through which
the bonds that confuse man's self or soul with vast transience can be
completely broken and through which the extremes of permanent state and opportunity
can be attained. The goals can be achieved ultimately and unquestionably.
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Conclusion
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Everyone has a different attitude towards death,
but in India it has a very old and golden history. Since there is enough
evidence of this in religious texts in India, we should take inspiration from
our religious texts to learn beyond education. The Indian government should
include this information in existing schemes and its school curriculum.
However, one should remain calm and balanced even in adverse circumstances.
Along with these advancements, there has been a progressive change in the
attitude of doctors, whose ultimate goal is that they are ready to do anything
to keep their patients alive. Although researcher do not blame these efforts or
advancements in innovation, researcher believes that the conditions in which patients and
their families live are not a means of a decent life, and these are matters of
thought that we should consider. The only meaning of being educated is to
accept change. If we do not accept change while our mythological texts support
positive change in the current situation, then it will be a big mistake.
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