Mark Zuckerberg says “Buddhism is an amazing religion”

Early this morning, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a photo of himself praying at Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an, China. Zuckerberg is visiting Asia to promote Facebook — though the network is blocked in China. Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, is Buddhist. In his post, Zuckerberg wrote that he offered a prayer for his wife at the…

Sam Littlefair27 October 2015
mark zuckerberg, Buddhism, facebook, lion's roar

Early this morning, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a photo of himself praying at Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an, China. Zuckerberg is visiting Asia to promote Facebook — though the network is blocked in China. Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, is Buddhist. In his post, Zuckerberg wrote that he offered a prayer for his wife at the pagoda, and said that he’s interested in learning more about Buddhism.

Zuckerberg’s post isn’t the first signal of Buddhism at Facebook. Earlier this year, we reported that Facebook is using Buddhist tools to fight hate speech in Burma. Furthermore, George Takei — the king of Facebook humor — is a Buddhist, and wrote about his experience as such earlier this year for Lion’s Roar (also see Takei’s six best Buddhist Facebook posts).

Sam Littlefair

Sam Littlefair

Sam Littlefair is the former editor of LionsRoar.com. He has also written for The Coast, Mindful, and Atlantic Books Today. Find him on Twitter, @samlfair, and Facebook, @samlfair.