While Tina Turner is heralded as an R&B and rock icon, her Buddhist faith was the soul that drove her eventful life and career.
She often credited the religion with helping her find the strength to leave her abusive relationship with Ike Turner in 1976. In the years since, Turner was known to recite Buddhist chants daily, even chanting on national television on Larry King's CNN show in 1997, a practice she continued until her death on Wednesday, at 83, in her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, near Zurich, where she had kept her own Buddhist shrine.
As tributes for the "Proud Mary" performer poured in online, many recalled the influence Turner's faith had on their lives, inspiring them to start practicing Buddhism and some to also leave harmful relationships.
