Robert Thurman
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| Personal Information: | Having been named by Time as one of the “25 Most Influential Americans,” Robert Thurman has cultivated a worldwide awareness of Tibet through his writing, translation of important Buddhist texts, and activism. He is the co-founder and president of Tibet House U.S. and the Je Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, holding the first endowed chair in this field of study in the United States. |
| Personal Interests: | Thurman has dedicated his life to the study and preservation of Tibet’s cultural heritage, and is the first American ordained as a Tibetan monk. |
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4:28pm Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman explains the Dalai Lama’s political wisdom, the myopia of the Chinese, and the essence of the Olympics in “China, Tibet, and the Olympics,” by Peter Kadzis, published in The Boston Phoenix
August 3
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3:20amAugust 1
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3:42pmJuly 27
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10:26pmThe Aspen Institute and the Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture present conversation between author and philosopher Robert Thurman and Buddhist teacher from Tibet Sogyal Rinpoche. (part 1 of 3) (part 2 of 3) (part 3 of 3)
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Robert Thurman in Florida
2 posts by 1 person. Updated on Jun 23, 2008 at 3:21 PM.
- Living Dialogue: Dalai Lama as a Key to Planetary Evolution 4:15pm Aug 8
- China, Tibet and the Olympics 4:26pm Aug 7
- It’s Time for China to Show Mutual Respect with the Dala... 1:54am Aug 3
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