Robert Thurman
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For the baseball player, see Bob Thurman. For the novelist, see Rob Thurman.
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] He was the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West.[1] He also is the co-founder and president of the Tibet House US New York. He translated the Vimalakirti Sutra from the Tibetan Kanjur into English. He is the father of actress Uma Thurman.
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Born | Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman (1941-08-03) August 3, 1941 (age 82) New York City, U.S. |
Other names | Bob Thurman, Alexander Thurman, Alecsander Thermen |
Alma mater | Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) |
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Children | 5, including Uma |
Relatives | Dash Snow (grandson) Maya Hawke (granddaughter) Levon Hawke (grandson) |
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Fields | Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies |
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Doctoral advisor | Daniel H.H. Ingalls, Sr. |
Doctoral students | Christian K. Wedemeyer |
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