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'Misbehaving Monks': Massive Sex Scandal Shakes Thailand's Buddhist Clergy
Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith.
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Gangster Serving Life Sentence In Uttarakhand Jail Initiated Into Monkhood
An underworld don serving life sentence in the Almora district jail was offered 'diksha' by seers in the prison premises recently to initiate him into monkhood, claimed a man who mediated between the don and the seers.
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Gujarat Businessman, Wife Donate Rs 200 Crore Wealth To Become Monks
An affluent Jain couple from Gujarat has donated nearly Rs 200 crore and adopted monkhood, and now plans to set out on a journey for salvation.
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9-Year-Old Daughter Of Gujarat Diamond Trader Becomes Monk
Devanshi was inclined towards spiritual life since a very young age and had even walked about 700 km with other monks and embraced their life before formally being initiated into monkhood, a family friend said.
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75 People Between 7-70 Age Group Become Jain Monks In Gujarat
Seventy-five people in the 7-70 age group, including crorepatis and professionals, embraced monkhood at a function organised on Monday, a Jain religious group said.
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Surat Diamond Trader, Family Members To Become Jain Monks
A Surat-based diamond trader and his family members will embrace monkhood tomorrow at a ceremony in Ahmedabad's Sabarmati area, trustees of a Jain religious body said today. Sanjay Shah, 53, his wife Nitaben, 49, along with their daughter Pooja, 26, and son Darshil, 24, would become Jain monks and nuns at the ceremony tomorrow, to be held under the...
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Surat Diamond Merchant And His Family To Become Jain Monks
Sanjay Shah, along with his family will take diksha, a Jain ritual of renunciation or initiation, on April 25 in Ahmedabad.
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24-Year-Old Accountant Gives Up Over 100 Crore Business To Become A Monk
A 24-year-old chartered accountant belonging to an affluent Jain family has embraced monkhood today. In the process, he has given up on his career and a family business worth over Rs 100 crores.
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12-Year-Old Surat Boy To Become Jain Monk. Family Celebrates
"I am happy to take the path of truth shown by God," Bhavya Shah, who is giving up his family to become Jain monk, said.
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Jain Couple Renounces Rs 100 Crore Wealth, Daughter, Become Monks
An affluent Jain couple from Madhya Pradesh has adopted monkhood after renouncing property worth an estimated Rs 100 crore and leaving their toddler daughter in the care of her grandparents, as they set out on the journey for salvation.
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Gujarat Child Body Has A Question For Jain Couple Taking Monkhood Today
The Gujarat child rights panel yesterday sought a report from the civil administration and the police about steps taken by a Jain couple, who are embracing monkhood today, to secure their three-year-old daughter's future
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Jain Couple To Leave 3-Year-Old Child, '100-Crore Property' For Monkhood
A well-educated Jain couple from Madhya Pradesh has decided to leave behind their three-year-old daughter and property "worth Rs 100 crore" to embrace monkhood under the 'Shwetambar' (white clad) order of their religion, according to their families.
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Top Tibetan Lama Abandons Monkhood To Marry Old Friend In India
A senior Tibetan lama at the centre of a long-running row over one of Buddhism's most important titles has abandoned the monkhood altogether after marrying a childhood friend in India, his office said Thursday.
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'Misbehaving Monks': Massive Sex Scandal Shakes Thailand's Buddhist Clergy
Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith.
-
Gangster Serving Life Sentence In Uttarakhand Jail Initiated Into Monkhood
An underworld don serving life sentence in the Almora district jail was offered 'diksha' by seers in the prison premises recently to initiate him into monkhood, claimed a man who mediated between the don and the seers.
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Gujarat Businessman, Wife Donate Rs 200 Crore Wealth To Become Monks
An affluent Jain couple from Gujarat has donated nearly Rs 200 crore and adopted monkhood, and now plans to set out on a journey for salvation.
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9-Year-Old Daughter Of Gujarat Diamond Trader Becomes Monk
Devanshi was inclined towards spiritual life since a very young age and had even walked about 700 km with other monks and embraced their life before formally being initiated into monkhood, a family friend said.
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75 People Between 7-70 Age Group Become Jain Monks In Gujarat
Seventy-five people in the 7-70 age group, including crorepatis and professionals, embraced monkhood at a function organised on Monday, a Jain religious group said.
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Surat Diamond Trader, Family Members To Become Jain Monks
A Surat-based diamond trader and his family members will embrace monkhood tomorrow at a ceremony in Ahmedabad's Sabarmati area, trustees of a Jain religious body said today. Sanjay Shah, 53, his wife Nitaben, 49, along with their daughter Pooja, 26, and son Darshil, 24, would become Jain monks and nuns at the ceremony tomorrow, to be held under the...
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Surat Diamond Merchant And His Family To Become Jain Monks
Sanjay Shah, along with his family will take diksha, a Jain ritual of renunciation or initiation, on April 25 in Ahmedabad.
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24-Year-Old Accountant Gives Up Over 100 Crore Business To Become A Monk
A 24-year-old chartered accountant belonging to an affluent Jain family has embraced monkhood today. In the process, he has given up on his career and a family business worth over Rs 100 crores.
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12-Year-Old Surat Boy To Become Jain Monk. Family Celebrates
"I am happy to take the path of truth shown by God," Bhavya Shah, who is giving up his family to become Jain monk, said.
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Jain Couple Renounces Rs 100 Crore Wealth, Daughter, Become Monks
An affluent Jain couple from Madhya Pradesh has adopted monkhood after renouncing property worth an estimated Rs 100 crore and leaving their toddler daughter in the care of her grandparents, as they set out on the journey for salvation.
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Gujarat Child Body Has A Question For Jain Couple Taking Monkhood Today
The Gujarat child rights panel yesterday sought a report from the civil administration and the police about steps taken by a Jain couple, who are embracing monkhood today, to secure their three-year-old daughter's future
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Jain Couple To Leave 3-Year-Old Child, '100-Crore Property' For Monkhood
A well-educated Jain couple from Madhya Pradesh has decided to leave behind their three-year-old daughter and property "worth Rs 100 crore" to embrace monkhood under the 'Shwetambar' (white clad) order of their religion, according to their families.
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Top Tibetan Lama Abandons Monkhood To Marry Old Friend In India
A senior Tibetan lama at the centre of a long-running row over one of Buddhism's most important titles has abandoned the monkhood altogether after marrying a childhood friend in India, his office said Thursday.
