'Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' Comes to Life: Son of Malaysia's wealthiest man renounces $5-billion empire to live in jungle as a monk

Ajahn Siripanyo, heir to a billion-dollar fortune, chose a spiritual path. He left his lavish life to become a Buddhist monk. Siripanyo's father, a Malaysian business tycoon, respects his son's decision. The monk lives a simple life at a monastery on the Thailand-Myanmar border. He occasionally visits his family and embraces his former lifestyle temporarily.