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₹200 crore to become a monk. The Himmatnagar-based Bhavesh was in the construction business before renouncing the material world. Bhavesh and his wife are reportedly inspired by their 19-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son who adopted monkhood in 2022.
They donated their wealth in February this year and will officially become monks in a ceremony on 22 April. They will have to sever all family ties and won't be allowed to keep any 'materialistic object' with them. After turning into a monk, they would only be allowed to keep two white garments, a bowl for alms and a "rajoharan", a white broom Jain monks use to brush insects away-- a mark of the path of non-violence they follow.
Besides, they will have to walk barefoot across India and survive only on alms, the channel reported. The Jain couple, along with 35 others took out a procession and donated their phones, jewellery, other gadgets, and home appliances. The video of the procession showed the couple atop a chariot dressed like royalty.
Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism separate from Hinduism: Gujarat govt Bhavesh Jain and her wife have joined a handful of other Jain people such as Bhavaralal Jain who renounced the material world. Bhavarlal Jain pioneered the micro-irrigation system in India. Last year, Surat-based multi-millionaire diamond merchant (Dipesh Shah) and his wife ( Pika Shah) adopted monkhood.
The couple also followed in the footsteps of their 12-year-old son Bhagyaratna Vijayji. Their daughter had adopted monkhood around 2009 and became Parathrekha Shriji. In the Jainism religion, taking "Deeksha" is a ritual of renunciation.
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