Buddhist Personality : Orlando Bloom

Name : Orlando Bloom
Nationality : British
Date Of Birth : 13th January 1977
Profession : Actor

He is a practising Buddhist who often seen with a buddhist beads in his hands. In 2004, he took part in an hour long Buddhist ceremony to become a full member of the Soko Gakkai International, an association affiliated to Nichiren Buddhism. Bloom says Buddhism has helped him do find inner peace. He chants everyday.

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Buddhist Personality : Phyllis Quek

Name : Phyllis Quek
Nationality : Malaysian
Date Of Birth : 23nd August 1972
Profession : Actress ( Singapore based )

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Buddhist Personality : Meng Ting Wei

Name : Meng Ting Wei
Nationality : Taiwan
Date Of Birth : December 22, 1969
Profession : Singer

She is a devout Buddhist who has been a vegetarian for 8 years and in 2001 released a Buddhist theme album. In January last year, she delivered her son on the lunar new year whom was supposed to be born on the 8th day of the lunar new year. Meng told her husband who was an atheist that she hoped their child would be born on the 1st day of the lunar new year. He husband "challenged" that if her wish came through he would also become a buddhist but on the eve of the new year, she felt that she was going to give birth and was rushed to the hospital and on the new year, true to her wish, her son was born. She believes her son has Buddha's light because he was born on the 1st day of lunar new year , the birthday of Maitreya, one of Buddhist boddhisatvas.

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Buddhist Personality : Max Mok

Name : Max Mok Siu Chung
Country : Hong Kong
Date Of Birth : 2nd December 1960
Profession : Actor

Mok Siu Chung was a popular actor back in the 80s and 90s. Back then he appeared in a few TV dramas but his focus was on movies. He was known for his big eyes and flawless skin which was said to be better than many actresses.

He is a devout follower of Tibetan Buddhism. He says that he is a low-key person. He will head straight to his home after shooting and seldom socialise with his friends outside his home. In the past he says he prays to the Buddha for the well-being of himself but after learning more about Buddhism, he has become more selfless. Now he no longer prays for himself alone but for the well being of his family and everyone around him.

In 2005, after almost a year of preparation, he ventured to the Qinghai plateau in Tibet to film a documentary of holy places of Buddhism there. Though he faced various problem while shooting the documentary, including falling sick due to altitude illness but he was happy and content to be there.
































He made a documentary on the Qinghai plateau in Tibet.























Mok Siu Chung carries the giant Thanka together with Tibetans and monks














Meeting his master

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Buddhist Personality : Huang An

Name : Huang An
Country : Taiwan
Profession : Singer
Date Of Birth : 8th December
Height : 176cm

Huang An is a famous singer from Taiwan from the 80s and early 90s era. Huang An admiited that before he became a buddhist, he was an atheist One night in 1992, he went to the recording studio to record songs for his album but was told by the producer that the recording session for that night had been cancelled because they had had a long session the night before. Being free on that night, Huang An dropped by at a book store and after browsing around, a book's cover caught his attention. He started to read the book and discovered that it was actually a Buddhist Sutra. He was curious to know the contents of the book and since it wasn't that expensive, he bought a copy and started reading once he got home. The more he read the Buddhist Sutra, the better he felt and his interest in the Buddhist Sutra grew deeper. The following day, he thanked his stunned producer because had he not cancelled the recording session on that night, he wouldn't have gone to the book store and discovered the Buddhist Sutra. After the recording for his album ended, he returned to the book store to purchase the second part of the Buddhist Sutra. From then on, he started to learn more about Buddhism and at one time even comtemplated to become a monk. After considering that he wife was just recovering from a fire accident and his daughter was still small, he decided not to join the monkhood but to learn Buddhism on his own.

Huang An admitted that since he became a buddhist , much of his songs have been influenced by Buddhism. Today he is a devoud buddhist and even has a sister who is buddhist nun.




















Singing and hosting a Buddhist even in China in 2004

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