Malaysia (Common Wealth) _ Would you be willing to forego a fortune to become richer in more meaningful ways? Ven Ajahn Siripanyo took action. The Thai-Malaysian Buddhist monk devotes his life to spiritual service, abandoning a world of wealth and treasures in the process.
This gentleman sacrificed his wealthy, affluent life and billions of dollars in quest of peace and quiet by adopting the life of a Buddhist monk in a forest with the bare necessities of existence, much as prince Siddartha did thousands of years ago.
If he had followed in his father’s footsteps, he would now be one of the world’s wealthiest people. Ven Ajahan Siripanyo is the son of a billionaire, and his father, Ananda Krishnan, is worth 40 thousand crores (about $5 billion). He used to run the biggest Indian phone business Aircel, which sponsored the IPL side Chennai Super Kings, which was led by great batsman MS Dhoni.
Siripanyo, the son of a Tamil telecom magnate, was anticipated to lead his father Krishnan’s multibillion-dollar Telecom Empire, which encompasses holdings in telecom, media, oil and gas, real estate, and satellites. Krishnan owns a total of nine firms and is the richest person in Malaysia due to his enormous wealth.
Anand Krishnan is a Buddhist and philanthropist who has donated to a variety of projects ranging from education to humanitarian relief. In addition, his son, at the age of 18, became a monk. While there is currently no public information on why Siripanyo chose to become a Tarun Wai monk, numerous reports claim that he did it “for fun.” But the decision he made for fun became permanent, and he decided to live simply by begging rather than overseeing his father’s multi-million dollar enterprise.
Siripanyo has been the abbot of Thailand’s Datao Dum Monastery for more than two decades, having forsaken all the pleasures he inherited to become a Buddhist monk. On his mother’s side, he is said to be descended from the Thai royal family. In addition, his son, at the age of 18, became a monk. While there is currently no public information on why Siripanyo chose to become a Tarun Wai monk, numerous reports claim that he did it “for fun.” But the decision he made for fun became permanent, and he decided to live simply by begging rather than overseeing his father’s multi-million dollar enterprise.
Siripanyo has been the abbot of Thailand’s Datao Dum Monastery for more than two decades, having forsaken all the pleasures he inherited to become a Buddhist monk. On his mother’s side, he is said to be descended from the Thai royal family. Meanwhile, nothing is known about Siripanyo’s life before becoming a monk.
