The heir of a hundred million diamond empire in India Why did you choose to become a nun at the age of 8?

Dewanchislot xoSangwee, 8, should have grown up on a pile of gold. and become the owner of a diamond business worth hundreds of millions of baht

But the daughter of a wealthy Indian diamond merchant Instead, he chose a life full of limitations and discipline. Dressed in a white saree walk barefoot go through people's houses to ask for alms

That's because last week, Ms. Tewanchi, the eldest daughter of Thanet and Amee Sangwee, the owner of a large diamond trading business. has announced to the world enter the path of virtue through ordination

Sankhvi nuns are one of the 4.5 million followers of Jainism. Jainism is one of the world's oldest major religions. Originated in India more than 2,500 years ago.

Religious scholars state that The number of secular Jainism has increased in recent years. But in the case of an 8-year-old girl like Devanchi who was ordained as a nun considered to occur infrequently

During a ordination ceremony last Wednesday (18 Jan. 2022) in Surat in the western state of Gujarat, Sankhvi uttered the 'Diksha' or worldly declaration of renunciation. in front of several senior Jain priests and tens of thousands of people attending the ceremony

Sangwee's parents also attended the ceremony. by walking side by side a girl who is softly clothed in cotton Decorated with many jewels on his head, crowned with high-value diamonds.

At the end of the ceremony, Ms. Sangwee stands alongside other nuns dressed from head to toe in white saris. obscuring the shaven head in the hands of a little nun She carries a broom to keep bugs out of her way so she doesn't accidentally step on them.