Not everyone who is suicidal does so because they are mentally ill. People kill themselves for political causes, too. It's kind of a thing for monks to set them

Not everyone who is suicidal does so because they are mentally ill. People kill themselves for political causes, too. It's kind of a thing for monks to set themselves on fire as a means of political protest. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/10/world/asia/tibet-march/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/10/world/asia/tibet-march/index.h... Also, Gandhi went on hunger strikes.