Gujarat Jain Couple Gives Up Rs 200 Crore Wealth To Embrace Monkhood
Businessman Bhavesh Bhai Bhandari and his wife left behind all their wealth during a ceremony in February. The couple hails from Himmatnagar, Sabarkantha district of Gujarat is taking up 'diksha'
A Jain couple from Gujarat has reportedly donated their wealth, amounting to around Rs 200 crore to become monks. Businessman Bhavesh Bhai Bhandari and his wife left behind all their wealth during a ceremony in February and will reportedly embrace a life of monkhood this month.
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From luxury to surviving on alms
The couple hails from Himmatnagar, Sabarkantha district of Gujarat is taking up 'diksha' after they led a four-kilometre procession in February during which they donated all their belongings.
VIDEO | Gujarat-based businessman Bhavesh Bhandari and his wife donated their lifetime earnings of over Rs 200 crore to adopt monkhood. The couple led a procession in Sabarkantha, Gujarat, yesterday as they donated all their belongings.
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This will leave the couple who were previously involved in the construction business with two white garments, a bowl for alms and a "rajoharan", a white broom Jain monks use to brush insects away from an area before they sit.
A business tycoon from Gujarat, Bhavesh Bhai Bhandari and his wife, decided to donate their entire $24 million (?200 crore) fortune to embrace a monk's life.
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The couple who have left all their material wealth behind will now walk barefoot across India and survive only on alms.
Two children are already monks
Incidentally, the couple is following in the footsteps of their two children, a 16-year-old son and a 19-year-old daughter, who had embraced monkhood in 2022.
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Dimond merchant, wife become monks
This is not the first time wealthy Jain businessmen or their family members have given up unimaginable amounts of wealth and a life of luxury to become monks.
In 2023, a diamond merchant and his wife gave away their wealth and adopted monkhood. Dipesh Shah and his wife Pika Shah were also following in the footsteps of their son Bhavya Shah, to become monks.
Before renouncing their wealth, the Sha couple used to run a successful diamond business with an annual turnover of over Rs 15 crore.
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Incidentally, their daughter had adopted monkhood a decade ago. The couple decided to become monks after their elder son got married.
"When my daughter took diksha, we too wished to follow her path someday. I earned wealth and success, but the search for ultimate peace and happiness never ended," Dipesh Shah had said in 2023.
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