Buddhism- Tiger Woods
Background What is this person’s personal background? Where are they from? What is their occupation?
What are their religious beliefs? Give examples and quotes if possible.
Personal Background
Woods was born in Cypress, California
His parents are Earl and Kultida Woods
He is the only child of their marriage; however, he does have two half-brothers, Earl Jr. and Kevin, and a half-sister, Royce
He was nicknamed Tiger in honor of his father's friend Col. Vuong Dang Phong, who had also been known as Tiger.
Occupation
Woods grew up in Orange County, California. He was a child prodigy, introduced to golf before the age of two, by his athletic father Earl, a single-figure handicap amateur golfer
He is among the most successful golfers of all time and being in the top most paid athletes in the world
Religious beliefs
Woods was raised a Buddhist by his Thai mother and apparently it was a powerful force in his childhood. During his rise to fame, Woods spoke about his faith openly, saying
I like Buddhism because it’s a whole way of being and living. It’s based on discipline and respect and personal responsibility.
Religious participation
How does this person demonstrate their participation in their religion?
How frequently does this person practise elements of a religious way of life? How do they do this?
Demonstrates participation:
As a child growing up Woods participated in man Buddhist practises with his mother such as Meditation
I was raised a Buddhist, and I actively practiced my faith from childhood until I drifted away from it in recent years. Buddhism teaches that a creation of things outside ourselves causes an unhappy and pointless search for security. It teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously, I lost track of what I was taught.3
Since then, Woods seems to have returned to his faith in force, wearing religious tokens at golf matches and meditating regularly.
Religious observance
How does religion affect the person?
How do they live out their faith in their daily lives?
Religion affected woods more as a child than it does now, his mother often encouraged him to attend gathering and the perform practises such as meditation.
Woods has drifted away from that a little more now as he has got older and has a professional carrier.
He until believes in the customs and beliefs but is less involved now.
Religious identity How did this person come to identify with this religion?
Is their choice of religion a result of age, family or ethnicity? And if so how?
Woods was raised a Buddhist by his Thai mother and apparently it was a powerful force in his childhood. During his rise to fame, Woods spoke about his faith openly, saying:
I like Buddhism because it’s a whole way of being and living. It’s based on discipline and respect and personal responsibility.
He mother had a very strong influence on him as a child, she taught him all the teachings and practises and lead him to become a Buddhist
Although his mother influenced him a lot she did not force him to become a Buddhist he made his own choice based of her influence and the beliefs and teachings of the religion