Robert A. F. Thurman
Author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Liberation Through Understanding in the Between
About the Author
Robert Thurman is the cofounder of Tibet House US and the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Buddhist Studies at Columbia University.
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Series
Works by Robert A. F. Thurman
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Liberation Through Understanding in the Between (1993) — Translator — 1,015 copies
Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World (2008) 105 copies
Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind: Writings on the Connections between Yoga and Buddhism (2010) — Foreword — 33 copies
Tsong Khapa's Speech of Gold in the Essence of True Eloquence: Reason and Enlightenment in the Central Philosophy… (1984) 26 copies
A Shrine for Tibet: The Alice S. Kandell Collection of Tibetan Sacred Art (2009) — Author — 24 copies
The Seven Deadly Sins Set: Consisting of Greed, Gluttony, Envy, Lust, Sloth, Anger, and Pride (2006) 12 copies
The Esoteric Community Tantra with The Illuminating Lamp: Volume I: Chapters 1–12 (Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences) (2021) 2 copies
Picturing Enlightenment : Tibetan Tangkas in the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College (2013) — Contributor — 2 copies
Vimalakirti Sutra 1 copy
La révolution intérieure - Vie, Liberté, et la Recherche du véritable bonheur (French… (2013) 1 copy
Amad a vuestros enemigos: Cómo acabar con el hábito de la ira y ser más felices (Spanish Edition) (2015) 1 copy
The Essence of the Eloquent 1 copy
Associated Works
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation Through Hearing In The Bardo (1975) — Translator, some editions — 869 copies
Painting Enlightenment: Healing Visions of the Heart Sutra (2019) — Foreword, some editions — 22 copies
Brilliant Illumination of the Lamp of the Five Stages: Practical Instructions in the King of Trantras, The Glorious… (2011) — Translator, some editions — 19 copies
The Guru Question: The Perils and Rewards of Choosing a Spiritual Teacher (2011) — Introduction, some editions — 12 copies
Tao Te Ching, The Bhagavad-Gita, The Tibetan Book of The Dead, The Essential Rumi, The Essential Kabbalah, & The Way of… (1997) — Translator — 2 copies
The situation of Tibet and its people : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One… (1997) — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Thurman, Robert Alexander Farrar
- Birthdate
- 1941-08-03
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Philip Exeter Academy
Harvard University (AB, AM, PhD) - Occupations
- professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies
monk
translator - Relationships
- Thurman, Uma (daughter)
- Organizations
- Tibet House US
Columbia University - Awards and honors
- Light of Truth Award (2003)
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Statistics
- Works
- 46
- Also by
- 19
- Members
- 3,536
- Popularity
- #7,182
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 28
- ISBNs
- 115
- Languages
- 8
- Favorited
- 4