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Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman (born August 3, 1941) is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He was the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo- Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University , before retiring in June 2019. [1]
Learn about Robert A.F. Thurman, a professor, author, and co-founder of Tibet House US and Menla Healing Center. He is a popularizer of the Buddha's teachings and a Tibetan Buddhist monk ordained by the Dalai Lama.
Bob in 1946. Bob as Troilus, Harvard Loeb Theater in 1959. With his first daughter Taya Thurman in 1959. As a student of Geshe Ngawang Wangyal with Jeffry Hopkins, and Christopher George in 1960. Bob as a new Buddhist monk, ordained by the Dalai Lama in 1964. With Grandpa Preston in 1966. Bob and Nena von Schlebrügge at their wedding in 1967 ...
Robert AF Thurman Biography. Robert A.F. Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University, President of the Tibet House U.S., a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization, and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, a non-profit affiliated with the ...
Robert Thurman is a scholar and author of Buddhist studies, who founded the first endowed chair in the West. He studied with the Dalai Lama and other teachers for fifty years, and wrote on various topics related to Buddhism and Tibet.
Jun 20, 2007 · http://www.ted.com In our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, anytime. And this mass enlightenment, says Buddhist scholar Bob Thurman, is our first ste...
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Robert Thurman is the first American to be ordained a Tibetan monk by the Dalai Lama. He is a professor, author, podcaster and co-founder of Tibet House US, a nonprofit for Tibetan culture.
