Question

When Did Richard Gere Become a Buddhist?

Answer 1

Richard Gere on Buddhism in the West and My Personal Experience at Manan Kendra in Gangtok on April 26 2013

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Gere was raised Methodist. His interest in Buddhism began when he was in his 20s. He first studied Zen Buddhism under Kyozan Joshu Sasaki. After having studied Zen for five or six years, in 1978 he traveled with the Brazilian painter Sylvia Martins to Nepal, where he met many Tibetan monks and lamas.

Film: American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Sommersby, Primal Fear, Runaw...

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Born: August 31, 1949, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania