Here's an article I came across. It's from some site called PressTelegram.com., so take it for what it's worth, eh? 
And the sarcasm that followed. 
East meets westside
August 15, 2004
Hey, Brad, wanna buy a Buddha?
Rugs and Art has sold Oriental and Middle Eastern rugs, furniture, lamps, and spiritual decor from its location on Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood for more than a decade.
And several Hollywood stars shop there for serenity, including Sharon Stone, her sister Kelly, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Annette Bening.
Brad Pitt and his wife, Jennifer Aniston, have popped in and bought Zen-y items for their home.
Earlier this year, owner Ali Shah Azizi displayed a giant gold Buddha on the back of a flatbed truck parked in front of the store. And you'll never guess who bought it. Renowned action movie star/spiritual seeker Steven Seagal paid around $7,500 for it. Hey, bet that's a lot less than he paid for his Tibetan monk title.
In '97, Seagal announced that one of his Buddhist teachers, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche had accorded him the coveted title of tulku, the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama. Penor Rinpoche confirmed Seagal's title, but the rumors still abound about how he got it.
Singer Donny Osmond also fell in love with Azizi's big golden Buddha, so he ordered another one and installed it in his house. And he's a Mormon. Go figure.
And the sarcasm that followed. East meets westside
August 15, 2004
Hey, Brad, wanna buy a Buddha?
Rugs and Art has sold Oriental and Middle Eastern rugs, furniture, lamps, and spiritual decor from its location on Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood for more than a decade.
And several Hollywood stars shop there for serenity, including Sharon Stone, her sister Kelly, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Annette Bening.
Brad Pitt and his wife, Jennifer Aniston, have popped in and bought Zen-y items for their home.
Earlier this year, owner Ali Shah Azizi displayed a giant gold Buddha on the back of a flatbed truck parked in front of the store. And you'll never guess who bought it. Renowned action movie star/spiritual seeker Steven Seagal paid around $7,500 for it. Hey, bet that's a lot less than he paid for his Tibetan monk title.
In '97, Seagal announced that one of his Buddhist teachers, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche had accorded him the coveted title of tulku, the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama. Penor Rinpoche confirmed Seagal's title, but the rumors still abound about how he got it.
Singer Donny Osmond also fell in love with Azizi's big golden Buddha, so he ordered another one and installed it in his house. And he's a Mormon. Go figure.
