Summary: The Buddha's stance on Suicide Dhamma on Air #46 audio: https://soundcloud.com/bhikkhu-samahita/dhamma-on-air-46-audio Dhamma Questions answered: Question 151: Which future rebirth-destinies are possible for one, who commits suicide? @ 4:18 Question 152: Does a person, who commits suicide, break the first precept: Avoiding all Killing? @ 6:10 Question 153: What did the Buddha say on his views, and knowledge about suicide? @ 9:04 Corresponding Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEDJipQXMto Source Texts: The 3 Arahant Bhikkhus (= Buddhist Monks), who committed Blameless Suicide: Venerable Channa: The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: Majjhima Nikaya 144: Advice to Channa (Channovada Sutta) Venerable Godhika: The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: Samyutta Nikaya I 23 (3): Godhika Sutta (SN i 120f) Venerable Vakkali: The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: Samyutta Nikaya III 87 (5): Vakkali Sutta (SN iii 119ff) Venerable Sappadasa who considered suicide, but succeeded Awakening without it. Sappadasa Theragatha 6.6. PTS Theragatha verse 405-410 The Two Nibbanas: https://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/The_2_Nibbanas.htm Dhamma on Air #43: How to Cure Depression? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz0nE1wRWQY Giving Food (Dana) is advantageous here: http://what-buddha-said.net/various/Dana_via_Keels.htm If U wish 2 Support these Buddhist Videos/Audios: https://www.patreon.com/samahita All Dhamma on Airs are listed and linked here: http://what-buddha-said.net/various/Dhamma_on_Air.htm All Buddhist Question and Answer sessions are linked here: http://What-Buddha-Said.net/various/Questions_and_Answers.htm Dhamma on Airs MP3 Audios are streaming & downloadable here: https://soundcloud.com/bhikkhu-samahita/sets/early_buddhism Please email New Questions to bhante.samahita@gmail.com Created by Samahita Thera: Email: bhante.samahita@gmail.com Website: https://what-buddha-said.net Patreon: http://patreon.com/samahita Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/channels/dhammavideo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samahita.thera Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bhikkhu-samahita Google+: https://plus.google.com/+SamahitaThera/posts Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BhikkhuSamahita LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhikkhu-samahita-a57a2b15 Info: http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Bhikkhu_Samahita Google Earth Coordinates: Knuckles Forest Reserve, The Cypress Hermitage North 7.415220, East 80.792573 http://plus.google.com/+WhatbuddhasaidNet_Cypress_Hermitage/about https://www.google.lk/maps/@7.4148533,80.792462,297m/data=!3m1!1e3
