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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.
Awards & recognition
- Padma Shri in literature and education · 2020
- Light of Truth Award · 2003
Filmography5 titles
L'arte della felicità
2013as Uomo in TV (voice)
2013as Uomo in TV (voice)
Crazywise
2017as Self – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author
2017as Self – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author
Hamlet
2000as Priest
2000as Priest
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
2011as Self
2011as Self
The Last Dalai Lama?
2017as Self
2017as Self