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Revision as of 14:05, 13 March 2018
Robert Alexander-Farrar Thurman
Alternate names
- Tenzin Bob
Dates
| Birth: | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth: | New York, USA |
Tibetan calendar dates
About
| Primary Language: | English |
|---|---|
| Translates from: | Tibetan;Sanskrit |
| Translates to: | English |
- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Columbia University
- Secondary Affiliation
- Amherst College;American Institute of Buddhist Studies;Tibet House U.S.
- Religious Affiliation
- Dalai Lama, 14th;Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center
- Teachers
- Gelukpa · Dalai Lama, 14th
PhD University
- Harvard University
Other Biographical info:
Links
- Wiki Pages
Full Name[edit]
Robert A.F. Thurman
Affiliation[edit]
- Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University
- Ph.D. Harvard
Other Information[edit]
Robert A. F. Thurman is an American Buddhist writer and academic who has written, edited or translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He is the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, holding the first endowed chair in this field of study in the United States. He also is the co-founder and president of the Tibet House New York and is active against the People's Republic of China's control of Tibet. [Source
Homepage: here
List of books: here
Biography
Wikipedia page