Buddhist Personality : Dewi Lestari

Name : Dewi Lestari
Nationality : Indonesia
Profession : Actress

Dewi Lestari was a Catholic before converting to Buddhism together with her husband, Marcell in 2006. She was fascinated with Buddhism since she was young and has been practicing meditation ( not strictly ) many years before her conversion but decided to learn meditation seriously after that. In 2007, she joined a Buddhist Vihara in Magelang, Indonesia to learn meditation for self reflection for 3 days where she meditated 12 hours a day. In 2007, she joined a retreat in Hong Kong for 5 days under Master Zen Thinh Nhat Hanh. She and Marcell decided that their son, Keenan, would be raised as a Buddhist. Unfortunately her marriage did not last, a few months ago, her marriage was dissolved amicably. She and Marcell are still in good terms even after their divorce.

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Buddhist Personality : Marcell Siahaan

Name : Marcellius Kirana Hamonangan Siahaan
Country : Indonesia
Date Of Birth : 21st September 1977
Profession : Singer / Actor

He ws the husband of Dewi Lestari who together with his wife converted from Catholism to Buddhism in 2006. According to him, when he was a child , he had many questions about life but could not find answers for them. One day he discovered a book of Buddhism and started reading and found the answers for his questions inside the book. He said that his ex-wife was the one who guided him on Buddhism and eventually the conversion. Today he is a devout Buddhist.

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Buddhist Personality : Zhang Hanyu

Name : Zhang Hanyu
Nationality : China
Date Of Birth : 19th December 1964
Profession : Actor

A practising Buddhist, he is quite well known in China and just last night won the Chinese version of the Oscar, Golden Horse award for Best Actor

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Buddhist Personality : Tuo Zong Kang

Name : Tuo Zong Kang
Nationality : Taiwan
Profession : Actor / TV Host

In 2006, he was caught for smoking marijuana and made a teary confession to the media. Since he repented, he turned to Buddhism to find inner peace

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Buddhist Personality : Eric Tsang

Name : Tsang Chi Wai
Nationality : Hong Kong
Date Of Birth : 14th April 1953
Profession : Emcee / Actor

Eric Tsang is one of the top emcee in Hong Kong who has also won accolade for his acting skills. He has been a devout Buddhist for more than a decade. He is often seen at religious functions in Buddhist monateries as well as active in charity works for temples and the public. He led a group of his fellow artistes colleagues in a donation drive for earthquake victims in China a few months ago. Eric says that Buddhism is very relevant to an artiste because it teaches " impermanence ", a famous artiste like himself may be at the top today but could be a forgotten person the following dau. He says he is prepared to face this day when it comes.

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Buddhist Personality : Christopher Lee

Name : Lee Ming Shun
Nationality : Malaysia
Date Of Birth : 23rd July 1971
Profession : Actor

He is a famous Singapore based Malaysian actor who has appeared in many TV dramas. In 2006 he was charged for drink driving causing injuries to two victims and in May 2007 was sentenced to jail. He spent 4 weeks in jail and almost had his Singaporean Permanent Resident status revoked. He is set to marry Singaporean actress Fann Wong very soon.

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