List of former Buddhists
The following is a list of former Buddhists who no longer identify as such, organized by their current religious affiliation or ideology.
Christianity
| Name | Nationality | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Yonggi Cho | Korean | senior Pastor of the Yoido Full Gospel Church | [1] |
| Betty Faria | Brazilian | Actress | |
| Mitsuo Fuchida | Japanese | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Captain noted for involvement in the attack on Pearl Harbor who later became an evangelist | [2][3] |
| Zack Lee | Indonesian | Actor and boxer | [4] |
| Jaruvan Maintaka | Thai | former Auditor-General of Thailand | [5] |
| Chieko N. Okazaki | American | Relief Society leader | [6] |
| Talduwe Somarama | Sri Lankan | former Buddhist monk and assassin | [7] |
| Charlie Soong | Chinese | businessman and missionary | [8] |
| Paul Williams | English | professor in Indian Religions at the University of Bristol | [9] |
| Vanness Wu | Taiwan | actor and singer | [10] |
| Janice Vidal | Hong Konger | singer | [11][12] |
Hinduism
- Mihirakula – Huna ruler[13]
- Rajasinghe I – Sri Lankan king who conquered Kandy[14]
- Rishabhadatta – Satrap viceroy[15]
- Rudradaman I – Satrap ruler and conqueror of the Satavahanas[16]
- Vasudeva I – Kushan king and numismatist[17]
Islam
- The Barmakid family – originally the guardians of the great Buddhist shrine near Balkh, upon conversion they became "the greatest family" in the early Abbasid caliphate[18]
- Mahmud Ghazan – seventh ruler of the Ilkhanate[19]
- Korguz – was an Uyghur governor of Khorasan[20] during the reign of the Mongol ruler Ogedei Khan.[21]
- Muhammad Khodabandeh – eighth Ilkhaid dynasty ruler in Iran from 1304 to 1316[22]
- Mubarak Shah – head of the ulus of the Chagatai Khanate (1252–1260, March–September 1266)[23]
- Daniel Moore – poet[24]
- Donei Kalaminjaa – king of the Maldives[25]
- Tarmashirin – Khan of the Chagatai Khanate following Duwa Timur[26]
- Hussein Ye – Islamic scholar of Chinese descent whose lectures are frequently aired on Peace TV[27]
- Rinchan – king of Kashmir
- Öljaitü – the son of Arghun and eighth ruled of the Ilkhanate, he converted to Islam from Buddhism.
- Jihadi Sid - A member of Islamic State who converted from Buddhism to Islam.[28]
References
- ^ Profile of Rev. David Yonggi Cho
- ^ "Christianity Today newsletter". Christianitytoday.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ^ From Pearl Harbor to Calvary by Mitsuo Fuchida.
- ^ ""Kesaksian hidup Zack Lee (suami Nafa Urbach)" at". gmstrueworshippers.wordpress.com. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ ""God's on My Side" at". Nationmultimedia.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ^ "New Relief Society General Presidency Called," Ensign, May 1990, pp. 110–11.
- ^ "Ceylon: To Find Forgiveness – TIME". Time.com. 1962-07-13. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ^ "The Chinese Revolution and Chinese Communism". Web.ku.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ^ Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies Edited and with a new introduction by Paul Williams (London: Routledge, 2005). Eight volumes. ISBN 978-0-415-33226-2
- ^ Tan, Theresa. "Vanness Wu: Christian First, Entertainer Second". City News. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ Janice Vidal (2009). Twins effect inspires Janice Vidal (衛蘭) (interview footage). Hong Kong: South China Morning Post.
- ^ Janice: Except God, I trust Leon the Most (Traditional Chinese), Oriental Daily, Retrieved on 2010-07-08
- ^ Thakur, Upendra. The Hunas in India. The Chowkhamba Senskrit, Banaras, 1967.
- ^ Dona Catherina: the last empress of Lanka Lanka Library
- ^ Divatia 42
- ^ Divatia, N. B. (1993). Gujarati Language and Literature. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 8120606485.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|coauthors=and|month=(help) - ^ Coins of India Calcutta : Association Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1922
- ^ Kennedy, Hugh (2004). The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates. Longman. pp. 137, 143.
- ^ Mahmud Ghazan. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 2 July 2007.
- ^ Genghis Khan: his life and legacy By Paul Ratchnevsky, Thomas Nivison Haining, pg. 204
- ^ The Cambridge history of Iran, Volume 5 By University of Cambridge, pg. 204
- ^ Limbert, J. W. (2004). Shiraz in the age of Hafez: the glory of a medieval Persian city. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p.87
- ^ A Sketch of the History of Hindustan from the First Muslim Conquest to the Fall of the Mughal Empire by H. G. Keene
- ^ Moore, Abd al-Hayy.CHOOSING ISLAM: ONE MAN'S TALE. University of New Hampshire.
- ^ Maldives By Stefania Lamberti, pg.15
- ^ "The Chaghadaids and Islam: the conversion of Tarmashirin Khan (1331–34). – Journal, Magazine, Article, Periodical". Goliath.ecnext.com. 2002-10-01. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ "Peace Tv". Peacetv.in. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ "Jihadi Sid converted from Buddhism to Islamic extremism after attending Omar Bakri sermon". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-13.