Tina Turner

Tina Turner, known as the Queen of Rock, has practiced Soka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhism since 1973. Tina shares her chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo (Homage to the Dharma of the Lotus Sutra) with the world. She also made a CD, "Beyond: Buddhist and Christian Prayers, " in collaboration with Regula Curti and Dechen Shak-Dagsay.

 

 

Tina Turner meets with Daisaku Ikeda
Tina Turner meets with Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist community, in 1987. She recalls, "He gave me words of wisdom that changed my life." Photo copyright © Carol Holladay