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Prayopavesa

Prayopavesa (Sanskrit: प्रायोपवेशनम्, prāyopaveśanam, lit.'resolving to die through fasting') is a practice in Hinduism that denotes the death by fasting of a person who has no desire or ambition left, and no responsibilities remaining in life.

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