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]
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]
Jaruvan Maintaka Thai former Auditor-General of Thailand [4]
Chieko N. Okazaki American Relief Society leader [5]
Talduwe Somarama Sri Lankan former Buddhist monk and assassin [6]
Charlie Soong Chinese businessman and missionary [7]
Paul Williams English professor in Indian Religions at the University of Bristol [8]
Vanness Wu Taiwan actor and singer [9]
Janice Vidal Hong Konger singer [10][11]

Hinduism

Islam

References

  1. ↑ Profile of Rev. David Yonggi Cho
  2. ↑ "Christianity Today newsletter". Christianitytoday.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  3. ↑ From Pearl Harbor to Calvary by Mitsuo Fuchida.
  4. ↑ ""God's on My Side" at". Nationmultimedia.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  5. ↑ “New Relief Society General Presidency Called,” Ensign, May 1990, pp. 110–11.
  6. ↑ "Ceylon: To Find Forgiveness - TIME". Time.com. 1962-07-13. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  7. ↑ "The Chinese Revolution and Chinese Communism". Web.ku.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  8. ↑ 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
  9. ↑ Tan, Theresa. "Vanness Wu: Christian First, Entertainer Second". City News. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  10. ↑ Janice Vidal (2009). Twins effect inspires Janice Vidal (衛蘭) (interview footage). Hong Kong: South China Morning Post.
  11. ↑ Janice: Except God, I trust Leon the Most (Traditional Chinese), Oriental Daily, Retrieved on 2010-07-08
  12. ↑ Thakur, Upendra. The Hunas in India. The Chowkhamba Senskrit, Banaras, 1967.
  13. ↑ Dona Catherina: the last empress of Lanka Lanka Library
  14. ↑ Divatia 42
  15. ↑ Divatia, N. B. (1993). Gujarati Language and Literature. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 8120606485.
  16. ↑ Coins of India Calcutta : Association Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1922
  17. ↑ Kennedy, Hugh (2004). The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates. Longman. pp. 137, 143.
  18. ↑ Mahmud Ghazan. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 2 July 2007.
  19. ↑ Genghis Khan: his life and legacy By Paul Ratchnevsky, Thomas Nivison Haining, pg. 204
  20. ↑ The Cambridge history of Iran, Volume 5 By University of Cambridge, pg. 204
  21. ↑ Limbert, J. W. (2004). Shiraz in the age of Hafez: the glory of a medieval Persian city. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p.87
  22. ↑ A Sketch of the History of Hindustan from the First Muslim Conquest to the Fall of the Mughal Empire by H. G. Keene
  23. ↑ Moore, Abd al-Hayy.CHOOSING ISLAM: ONE MAN'S TALE. University of New Hampshire.
  24. ↑ Maldives By Stefania Lamberti, pg.15
  25. ↑ "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.
  26. ↑ "Peace Tv". Peacetv.in. Retrieved 2010-04-07.