Ayale-com.740 net.suicide utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!yale-com!harley Sun Jan 24 03:43:36 1982 burning buddhas buddhist dogma would not have it that you transmigrate to a lower being upon death by suicide. honorable suicides by fire were practiced by buddhist monks in vietnam, for instance. my own feeling is that a good number of suicides bring forth enlightenment, hence nirvana. but before you jump on the spur of the moment, consider that you will have lots of chances in future lives so maybe you can try the hard way (sitting) this time? ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.