# The billionaire heir who became a monk: Why the son of Malaysia’s third-richest man renounced luxury and fortune for spiritual peace

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> **[The billionaire heir who became a monk: Why the son of Malaysia’s...](https://www.todayonline.com/world/billionaire-heir-who-became-monk-why-son-malaysias-third-richest-man-renounced-luxury-and)**
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> HONG KONG — Would you give up a fortune to become richer in other more profound ways? Venerable Ajahn Siripanyo did. The Thai-Malaysian Buddhist monk dedicates his life to spiritual servitude, leaving behind a world of riches and spoils.

This made me contemplate. Would I be able to do the same?