BUDDHISM

If one knows how to treasure oneself, one should protect oneself well. -The Buddha (Dhammapada)
According to the Buddhist teaching of cause and effect, since one does not realise the truth of all
phenomena, or does not practise to be liberated from life and death, suicide is pointless. When ones
karmic retribution is not exhausted, death by suicide only leads to another cycle of rebirth. This is why
Buddhists do not support suicide; and instead, encourage constructive living, using this life to diligently
practise good, thus changing the present and the future for the better. Chan Master Sheng Yen
Some people commit suicide; they seem to think that there is suffering simply because there is the
human life, and that by cutting off the life there will be nothing But, according to the Buddhist viewpoint,
thats not the case; your consciousness will continue. Even if you take your own life, this life, you will have
to take another body that again will be the basis of suffering. If you really want to get rid of all your
suffering, all the difficulties you experience in your life, you have to get rid of the fundamental cause
(greed, hatred and delusion) that gives rise to the aggregates that are the basis of all suffering. Killing
yourself isnt going to solve your problems. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Taking ones own life under any circumstances is morally and spiritually wrong. Taking ones own life
owing to frustration or disappointment only causes greater suffering. Suicide is a cowardly way to end
ones problems of life. A person cannot commit suicide if his mind is pure and tranquil. If one leaves this
world with a confused and frustrated mind, it is most unlikely that he would be born again in a better
condition. Suicide is an unwholesome or unskilful act since it is encouraged by a mind filled with greed,
hatred and delusion. Those who commit suicide have not learnt how to face their problems, how to face
the facts of life, and how to use their mind in a proper manner. Such people have not been able to
understand the nature of life and worldly conditions. Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda
This human body and life is difficult to attain but is now attained. The Buddhas teachings are difficult to
encounter but are now encountered. If we do not use this precious body to help ourselves, till when shall
we wait to save ourselves? Buddhist Saying

JUDAISM
Suicide in Jewish law is a very serious offense. The Talmud says, "For him who takes his own life with full
knowledge of his action [the Hebrew word is b'daat] no rites are to be observed. . .There is to be no
rending of clothes and no eulogy. But people should line up for him [at the end of the burial ceremony]
and the mourner's blessing should be recited [as the family passes through] out of respect for the living.
The general rule is: Whatever rites are [normally] performed for the benefit of the survivors should be
observed; whatever is [normally] done out of respect for the dead should not be observed."

Jewish law does not, however, place all suicides in the same category. One category of suicide, as stated
above, includes those who are in full possession of their physical and mental facilities (b'daat) when they
take their lives. A second category includes those who act on impulse or who are under severe mental
strain or physical pain when committing suicide. Jewish law speaks of an individual in this second
category of being an anuss, meaning a "person under compulsion," and hence not responsible for his
actions. All burial and mourning rites are observed for him.
The first anuss in Jewish history was King Saul, who, after being defeated by the Philistines on Mount
Gilboa, realized what would have happened to him if he were taken alive. He therefore impaled himself on
his sword (I Samuel 31:4). This action gave rise to the expression anuss K'Shaul, meaning "as distressed
as Saul."
Consequently, Joseph Caro in his "Code of Jewish Law" (Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 345:3) and most
authorities of subsequent generations have ruled that the majority of suicides are to be considered as
distressed as Saul and as having acted under compulsion when taking their own lives. As such, they are
not responsible for their actions and are to be accorded the same courtesies and privileges granted the
average Jew who has met a natural death.

CHRISTIANITY
The Bible mentions six specific people who committed suicide: Abimelech (Judges 9:54), Saul (1 Samuel
31:4), Sauls armor-bearer (1 Samuel 31:46), Ahithophel (2 Samuel 17:23), Zimri (1 Kings 16:18), and
Judas (Matthew 27:5). Five of these men were noted for their wickedness (the exception is Sauls armorbearernothing is said of his character). Some consider Samsons death an instance of suicide, because
he knew his actions would lead to his death (Judges 16:2631), but Samsons goal was to kill Philistines,
not himself.
The Bible views suicide as equal to murder, which is what it isself-murder. God is the only one who is to
decide when and how a person should die. We should say with the psalmist, My times are in your hands
(Psalm 31:15).
God is the giver of life. He gives, and He takes away (Job 1:21). Suicide, the taking of ones own life, is
ungodly because it rejects Gods gift of life. No man or woman should presume to take Gods authority
upon themselves to end his or her own life.
Some people in Scripture felt deep despair in life. Solomon, in his pursuit of pleasure, reached the point
where he hated life (Ecclesiastes 2:17). Elijah was fearful and depressed and yearned for death (1 Kings
19:4). Jonah was so angry at God that he wished to die (Jonah 4:8). Even the apostle Paul and his
missionary companions at one point were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that
we despaired of life itself (2 Corinthians 1:8).

However, none of these men committed suicide. Solomon learned to fear God and keep his
commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind (Ecclesiastes 12:13). Elijah was comforted by an
angel, allowed to rest, and given a new commission. Jonah received admonition and rebuke from God.
Paul learned that, although the pressure he faced was beyond his ability to endure, the Lord can bear all
things: This happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead (2
Corinthians 1:9).
So, according to the Bible, suicide is a sin. It is not the greatest sinit is no worse than other evils, in
terms of how God sees it, and it does not determine a person's eternal destiny. However, suicide definitely
has a deep and lasting impact on those left behind. The painful scars left by a suicide do not heal easily.
May God grant His grace to each one who is facing trials today (Psalm 67:1). And may each of us take
hope in the promise, Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Romans 10:13).

ISLAM
Islam, as with other Abrahamic religions, views suicide as one of the greatest sins and utterly detrimental
to one's spiritual journey. A verse in the Quran instructs;
"And do not kill yourselves, surely God is most Merciful to you." Qur'an, Sura 4 (An-Nisa), ayat 29 [11]
Most Muslim scholars and clerics consider suicide forbidden and similarly include suicide bombing as
being equally forbidden.
Abu Dawud: "This puts suicide bombing and suicide into proper perspective within Islamic traditions,
ultimately denouncing suicide of any form."[citation needed] Some scholars affirm that suicide bombing is
a lawful practice.
The prohibition of suicide has also been recorded in statements of hadith, (sayings of Muhammad). For
example:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling
himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing
himself in the Hell-Fire." Sahih al-Bukhari, 2:23:446
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever purposely throws himself from a mountain and kills
himself, will be in the (Hell) Fire falling down into it and abiding therein perpetually forever; and whoever
drinks poison and kills himself with it, he will be carrying his poison in his hand and drinking it in the (Hell)
Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever; and whoever kills himself with an iron weapon, will be carrying

that weapon in his hand and stabbing his abdomen with it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally
forever."
Sahih al-Bukhari, 7:71:670 Furthermore, Jafar al-Sadiq, the sixth Shia Imam, has said the following
with regards to suicide[citation needed]:
Abi Walad said, I heard Aba Abd Allah say: Whoever kills himself, intentionally, he will be in the fire of hell
for eternity.

HINDUISM
suicide is spiritually unacceptable. Generally, committing suicide is considered a violation of the code of
ahimsa (non-violence) and therefore equally sinful as murdering another. Some scriptures state that to die
by suicide (and any type of violent death) results in becoming a ghost, wandering earth until the time one
would have otherwise died, had one not committed suicide.[12]
Hinduism accepts a man's right to end one's life through the non-violent practice of fasting to death,
termed Prayopavesa.[13] But Prayopavesa is strictly restricted to old age yogis who have no desire or
ambition left, and no responsibilities remaining in this life.[13] Another example is dying in a battle to save
one's honor.

One who dies by hanging, also through poison and weapon, one who commits
suicide and also dies by cholera etc. becomes a ghost.