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Religion: radical pacifist; Buddhist 
Name: Balu Sutra
Classification:
supporting character
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #96 (June 1965): "The Day the World Went Mad!"
Creators: Arnold Drake, Bruno Premiani
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: General Immortus, Brotherhood of Evil
Defended or Helped by: The Doom Patrol
Occupation: activist
Race: Asian
Gender: male
Note: behaved insanely due to an Oriental idol
Balu Sutra was a world-famous peace activist. He started behaving insanely and threatening others. Other famous men behaved insanely at roughly the same time. The Doom Patrol investigated, and traced the cause to an Oriental idol and the mechanations of General Immortus and the Brotherhood of Evil.
We know for certain that Balu Sutra was a peace activist. That was the character's defining characteristic. Based on the character's name (particularly "Sutra") and his peace activism, it is reasonable to presume that this character is a Buddhist. A "sutra" is a Buddhist scripture, parable or spiritual narrative.
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #96 (June 1965): "The Day the World Went Mad!" (cameo)
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Doom_Patrol_Vol_1_96
- http://www.rpi.edu/~bulloj/Doom_Patrol/dp96.html
- https://www.comics.org/issue/19206
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=62456
- http://www.comicvine.com/balu-sutra/29-38945/