Thurman, R.

Thurman, R. on the DRL

Robert Alexander-Farrar Thurman

Alternate names

• Tenzin Bob

Dates

Birth:	1941
Place of birth:	New York, USA

Tibetan calendar dates

Dates of birth

Day
Month
Gender
Element
Animal
Rab Jyung

Dates of passing

Day
Month
Gender
Element
Animal
Rab Jyung

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:

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Full Name

Robert A.F. Thurman

Affiliation

• Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University

• Ph.D. Harvard

Other Information

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

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List of books: here
Biography
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