Action star Steven Seagal shocked the Buddhist world when he claimed that he was an incarnation of a lama. But His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, a highly revered Tibetan lama publicly confirmed this. Seagal has a long history of practice in the martial arts, acupuncture, and Zen Buddhism.
Keanu Reeves played Siddhartha in the film ‘Little Buddha’. To appear as emaciated as Siddhartha in penance, Reeves ate only oranges for a while.
Richard Gere is friends with the Dalai Lama and wholeheartedly supports the human rights of Tibetans. Gere, who meditates daily says, “It helps me set my motivation for the day”.
Singer Tina Turner is grateful to her practice of Buddhism for giving her the strength to end her relationship with her abusive husband, Ike Turner.
Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom says: “The philosophy that I’ve embraced isn’t about sitting under a tree and studying my navel, it’s about studying what is going on in my daily life and using that as fuel to go and live a bigger life.”
Jazz giant Herbie Hancock was inspired to become a Buddhist when he saw the effect Buddhist practice had on the performance of his bassist, Buster Williams.
I notice Tibetan and Zen Buddhism are mentioned. But when mentioning people who practice who are known, there are three who practice Nichirin Shoshu Buddhism.
I was once a follower of the SGI lay organization of the Nichirin school. The egotism of american SGI leaders and priests almost made me forget what buddhism is. Now I practice within the framework of the Nichirin Buddhist Association of America There are no politics, just the practice of the Lotus Sutra through Mahayana Buddhism.
It SGI so politically incorrect to Tibetan and Zen practices that we cover it up and just use generic "buddhists"?
The schools of theraveda and mahayana are different in approach, but the goals are similar.
are we not just playing politically correct when we just mention Tibetan and Zen?
Posted by: Lisa Henderson | 10/28/2010 at 06:32 PM