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The Indian Billionaire Who Becomes A Monk by Elisean(m): 11:17pm On Jun 02, 2015
58-year-old Bhanwarlal Doshi, who was profiled
by Forbes and said to be worth over $600m,
runs a plastic company in Delhi, India. But Doshi
would get converted into the famous Jain
monk’s life, prompting him to give up his $600m
empire.
He got converted on Sunday and became one of
the disciples of Jain Acharya, Shri Gunratna
Surishwarji Maharaj.
To kick-off his monk life, a lavish three-day
send-off party was thrown for him, where 1,500
people served food to guests. After the
ceremony, he is expected to live in abject
poverty with no maids or money or any physicalT
possession.
Times of India reports that, “The venue [of the
send-off] was built in the form of a ship. 500
hotel rooms were booked to accommodate
guests. An estimated 150,000 people
participated in the event.”
Reports said he had always wanted to become a
monk after he listened to Jain’s lectures in
1981, but it took him time to convince his
family.

Re: The Indian Billionaire Who Becomes A Monk by anonymous6(f): 1:46am On Jun 03, 2015
Wow, hope he still has his money lol

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