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Robert Thurman

Biography

Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He held the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West, the Je Tsong Khapa Chair of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, until his retirement in June 2019.

Known For

Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Robert A.F. Thurman on Buddhism
Robert A.F. Thurman on Buddhism
The Last Dalai Lama?
The Last Dalai Lama?

Filmography

2017 The Last Dalai Lama?
as Self
2017 Crazywise
as Self – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author
2013 The Art of Happiness
as Uomo in TV (voice)
2011 Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
as Self
2009 Infinity: The Ultimate Trip - Journey Beyond Death
as Himself
2004 Tibetan Refugee
as Self
2002 Robert A.F. Thurman on Tibet
as Self
2000 Hamlet
as Priest
1999 God and Buddha: A Dialogue
as Self
1999 Robert A.F. Thurman on Buddhism
as Self
1998 Free Tibet
as Self