[Buddha-l] updates and corrections to"upayaexpress"(topic:Buddhism in contemporary Japan)

[JKirkpatrick]

Buddhist hot lines all to the good. 

However, do some folks kill themselves because they are
terminally ill and don't want to put up with treatment that
doesn't stop the cancer but only protracts the agony-- meanwhile
saving their kin a lot of trouble and expense?

What I'd hope someone would do next is to discuss why the suicide
rate in Japan  is so very high, and what causes have been
discovered for it. How many of those suiciding are in stages of
terminal illnesses, for example, or are suffering from serious
mental illness? Other reasons?

JK




 On Behalf Of Dan Lusthaus
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 6:02 AM