Uma Thurman Grows Up With Buddhism
From TheBuddhism.Net
From about Uma, bio published November 1995 in Cosmopolitan magazine about Uma Thurman
“I grow up in a mostly Buddhist environment. My father, when very young, was the first American to be ordained as a Buddhist monk. He now teaches Indo-Tibetan studies at Columbia University and is regarded as this country’s foremost authority on Buddhism. When the Dalai Lama comes to America, it’s my father who is his host.
When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, it’s more my religion than any other because I was brought up with it in an intellectual and spiritual environment. I don’t practice or preach it, however. But Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.”
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Uma Karuna Thurman an actress , model was born into a highly internationally-minded family. From an unorthodox childhood and raised a Buddhist. Her father Robert Thurman a professor and academic who is one of the nation’s foremost Buddhist scholars. Growing up in a mostly Buddhist environment, she considered a Buddhist. Even though she don’t practice yet she said that Buddhism has a major effect on her personally.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.
Uma Thurman’s father is a leading Buddhist scholar, and as such raised his whole family as Buddhists.
She considers herself more Buddhist than anything else, but she’s not generally religious She is a supporter of numerous charities, and supports anti-gun campaigns.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this.
There is quite a difference when kids have a Buddhist background. The kids with Buddhist backgrounds have a good grounding and they seem to be much more calmer and spiritual.