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emergency as above?
Vehanasa death has been prescribed and approved of in such circumstances, for the sake of keeping the monk's chastity intact. Therefore it is not instance of bala-marana.
The author of the Curni cites an interesting case of a monk who finds himself locked in a room in which he discovers, to his utter dismay, his former wife introduced in it by his relatives. He is unable to come out of it. Now, the woman tries to seduce him. He should then pretend to be a dead man by suppressing his breath. As soon as he finds a suitable opportunity, he should try to pretend to put a noose around his neck. If, then, the woman takes pity on him and asks him to leave rather than commit suicide, he should come out of the room. If, however, the woman continues her advances, he should hang himself to death. To be forced to commit suicide in this way is not deemed to "bala-marana". This has been approved of by Bhagavan Mahavira.
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