Ritual suicide is the act of suicide motivated by a religious, spiritual, or traditional ritual.

To be added: Sections by religion with their positions on ritual suicides As in Hinduism, if the husband dies, usually the widow tries self-immolation as an assurance that she will be with him for the next life.

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• Seppuku (Hara-kiri)
• Suicide bomber
• Martyrdom
• Cleopatra VII
• David Koresh
• People's Temple
• Order of the Solar Temple
• Heaven's Gate
• Cult suicide
• Immolation
• Sati