A Jain businessman and his wife have donated the wealth of Rs 200 crore, following the footsteps of their children and have planned to set out on a journey to salvation. Bhavesh Bhandari, a Gujarati businessman and his wife, donated all their wealth during a ceremony in February and will officially commit to a life of renunciation by the end of April.The couple, Bhavesh Bhandari and his wife from Gujarats Himmatnagar followed the footsteps of his 19-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son who adopted monkhood in 2022 and renounced their material attachments to join the ascetic path.According to the practices followed in the religion, the couple after taking the pledge on April 22 will not be allowed to keep any materialist object and will sever all family ties and will then walk barefoot across India and survive only on alms.Taking Diksha or RajoharanTaking Diksha in Jainism is considered to be one of the significant commitments to live without the comforts of life and surviving on alms.It is worth noting that the Bhandaris are not the first couple to give up everything to attain the path of salvation. Last year, a multi-millionaire diamond merchant and his wife in Gujarat did the same after their 12-year-old son adopted monkhood. Surprisingly, just similar to their son, who rode a Ferrari for his diksha ceremony, the couple drove a Jaguar for their initiation.
