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GenericPCUser t1_j5a089a wrote

> 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.

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nytefox42 t1_j59yhas wrote

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

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