Parents of Ferrari monk Bhavya Shah, Gujarat’s millionaire diamond merchant Dipesh Shah, Pika Shah renounce wealth, ride in Jaguar to become monks

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Gujarat's millionaire
merchant becomes monk

Millionaire diamond merchant Dipesh Shah and his wife Pika Shah have followed the footsteps of their son Bhagyaratna Vijayji, earlier known as Bhavya Shah. The couple has renounced their wealth and embraced monkhood [{ "selector": ".aoexj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 421px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".tnasl-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Diamond trader Dipesh Shah, his wife become Jain monks

Dipesh Shah, known as a successful diamond trader, winded up his lucrative business and turned into a Jain monk along with his wife. On August 17, both Dipesh and Pika rode a luxury car by Jaguar to take their first step towards monkhood [{ "selector": ".nijdb-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 421px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".kpmxz-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The 12-year-old Monk
who rode a Ferrari

They took this step four years after their then 12-year-old son Bhavya Shah rode a Ferrari luxury car as he left to embrace monkhood. He then changed his name to Bhagyaratna Vijayji [{ "selector": ".gjgns-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 421px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".wbelr-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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Dipesh Shah's daughter is also a monk

Dipesh Shah and Pika Shah’s daughter Priya had also adopted monkhood many years ago [{ "selector": ".zaspw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 441px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".iloxc-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Businessman Dipesh's
journey towards monkhood

Dipesh and Pika have already embraced the life of abstinence and walked hundreds of kilometres along with other monks. Dipesh walked over 350 km and Pika walked over 500 km along with other monks [{ "selector": ".zbfto-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 421px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".mnqpu-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Life of a Jain monk

As per the monks’ rituals, one needs to lead an ascetic life along with other monks and follow the prescribed daily rituals. Once the other monks are satisfied with the person’s way of living, they are allowed to embrace monkhood [{ "selector": ".gmwqc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 421px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".kigfn-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Acharya Rashmiratna Suriji

The Jain couple might take diksha in the presence of Acharya Rashmiratna Suriji, who is a known authority in the community [{ "selector": ".zbxed-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 421px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".cjnau-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Dipesh's business

As per reports, Dipesh’s father had a well-established jaggery and sugar business in Maharashtra. However, they shifted to Gujarat and resided closer to the Jain community in order to expand their business in the state [{ "selector": ".bzpue-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 421px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".sdbnr-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Gujarat's millionaire
businessman monk’s
business

As per reports, Dipesh and Pika’s elder son, who is married, manages some part of their business [{ "selector": ".zcgbi-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 467px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".qsdxg-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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Parents of Ferrari monk Bhavya Shah, Gujarat’s millionaire diamond merchant Dipesh Shah, Pika Shah renounce wealth, ride in Jaguar to become monks

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Gujarat's millionaire merchant becomes monk