One may have dreams of achieving wealth, fame, or even good health. His loving parents, brother, sister, wife, and children, who always wish the best for him, are among the close loved ones he wishes to be with. It is generally accepted that someone who is able to have all of these things is extremely lucky. However, a person offers to walk the path of renunciation when they become detached from all of these. All of these things in this world have no significance for such a person. He or she has no emotional connection to the possessions they have worked so hard to accumulate or to their loved ones. To these people, all of these appear differently.
Jainism is known for its core belief in non-violence and many followers of this faith volunteer to march on the path of those principles which are guiding lights of this faith. A family in Bhuj, which has a considerable population of people from Jain religion, has decided to accept monkhood renouncing their traditional business worth millions. These people belong to the Ajramar sect of Vagada area in Bhuj. Those who are going to get deeksha include Mumuksh Piyush Kantilal Mehta, his wife Purviben, son Meghkumar and nephew Krishnakumar Nikunj. They all will take formal Bhagwati Deeksha under Shri Koti Sthanakvasi Jain Sangh. A grand ceremony is being organised on this occasion at the Tin City Ground.
The individuals seeking monkhood are required to give up all of their possessions before becoming monks. Piyushbhai, who aspires to become a monk, runs a wholesale ready-to-wear company in Bhuj with an annual revenue of about one crore. After leaving everything behind, he and his family have decided to become monks.
The idea of renunciation cropped up in the minds of the wife of Piyushbhai Purviben in the presence of Mahasati Ji and she decided to march on the arduous path of monkhood. After this, her son Meghkumar, husband Piyushbhai and cousin brother Krish also decided to accept monkhood.
The decision of four members of the same family who are Ajramar Sect of Chhah Koti Sthankavasi Jain Sangh to accept monastic life has brought joy to the local Jain community. It should be recalled that 19 members of the Ramvav family had already taken deeksha prior to this. In addition, eight sisters from the same sect took deeksha around 2600 years ago. Jain monks and others have travelled from far-off places to attend this deeksha ceremony. More than 55 monks from Kutch, Saurashtra, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, and a few other nearby locations are among them.