What is the purpose of practicing sallenkhana in Jainism? A. purifying oneself to attain liberation
B.
practicing nonviolence
C.
achieving good karma
D.
displaying will power

Correct answer is A. purifying oneself to attain liberation

Explanation:

A is the correct as sallenkhana can be seen as the ritual starvation to death, that is mostly used in the situations when the people have certain physical problems. They are then rather keen to use this method to purify themselves then to do something else. Liberation in this case is actually death.

All other options are not correct as they don't refer to the practice of sallenkhana.