Friday, December 01, 2006

Celebrity Buddhist Watch...

Okay - we talked about Richard Gere: I suggest we now collect examples of pop-stars and other celebs giving their views on Buddhism - and indeed other spiritual matters: I will start with Ricky Martin (remember him?) talking on Buddhist Philosophty, as reported in an Indian newspaper at: http://www.dailyindia.com/show/86856.php/Ricky-Martin-admires-Buddhist-philosophy

more examples welcome (maybe we should have a prize for the best/worst?) - so use comments to nominate the naffest news story of Celebrity Buddhist matters - or equivalents...
Dave.

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:51 pm

    I know Lisa Simpson says she is a Buddha....

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  2. Or Buddhist? But, yes - she is... Maybe a better one than many celebrity Buddhists?

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  3. Anonymous2:03 pm

    sorry lol Buddhist! I'm slowly losing my mind....

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  4. Anonymous12:19 pm

    does the Dali Lama count?

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  5. Anonymous10:46 am

    Buddhism isn't neccesarily atheistic. The Buddha himself rejected metaphysical speculation as a matter of principle, and his teachings focused entirely on the practical ways to end suffering.
    Buddha did not explicitly rule out the existence of a God or gods, and very shortly after his death a devotional element formed within Buddhism. Stupas were built to contain relics of the Buddha and pilgrimmages were made to places where he had walked.

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