Not that I have any love for the diamond mining “industry”, but I somehow doubt this girl made an informed decision on this at 8 years old. The question is who her fortune went to and how much influence they had on her upbringing until this point.
…which the article probably covers if I had the time to read it. :p
> Ms Sanghvi was known among members of Surat’s Jain community for her piousness even as a young child, according to a witness to the ceremony, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.
> “Devanshi has never watched television, movies or gone to malls and restaurants,” they said, adding that the girl had been a regular presence at temple ceremonies.
> The child is one of the youngest people to have taken the “diksha” ceremony to abandon their material possessions and enter the Jain monkhood.
I hope for her sake it’s not a permenant change. Granted, even as a nun, having a rich family likely means she’ll have better access and opportunity than the other nuns.
nytefox42 says
Not that I have any love for the diamond mining “industry”, but I somehow doubt this girl made an informed decision on this at 8 years old. The question is who her fortune went to and how much influence they had on her upbringing until this point.
…which the article probably covers if I had the time to read it. :p
GenericPCUser says
> Ms Sanghvi was known among members of Surat’s Jain community for her piousness even as a young child, according to a witness to the ceremony, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.
> “Devanshi has never watched television, movies or gone to malls and restaurants,” they said, adding that the girl had been a regular presence at temple ceremonies.
> The child is one of the youngest people to have taken the “diksha” ceremony to abandon their material possessions and enter the Jain monkhood.
I hope for her sake it’s not a permenant change. Granted, even as a nun, having a rich family likely means she’ll have better access and opportunity than the other nuns.