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Re:The only Buddhist region in Europe by yakshaving_jgt on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @06:06PM (#27296703)
> Buddhism … is so rational … and explained with consistent philosophical logic.

Are you sure? Perhaps you ought to read about Sokushinbutsu[0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu

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Re:The only Buddhist region in Europe by qwerty456127 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @06:24PM (#27296863)
I can recognize no problem in this. To me this seems a particularly rational way to die once you feel it's time to. Dying the traditionally western way - suddenly, following disability and sickness, seems way more scary.
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