Robert A. F. Thurman

Robert Thurman will speak and sign WHY THE DALAI LAMA MATTERS.

Robert Thurman has dedicated his life to the study and preservation of Tibet's spiritual and cultural heritage. He is the cofounder of Tibet House US, the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, the translator and author of several key works of Tibetan literature and analysis, ... (more)and the first American to be ordained as a Tibetan monk. All this along with his forty-five-year friendship with the Dalai Lama makes him a strong voice for Tibet. Thurman will discuss and sign his new book Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World ($24.00 Beyond Words).Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com

Come meet Robert Thurman as he signs his important new book Why The Dalai Lama Matters.Bob Thurman is a scholar, author, former Tibetan monk, and co-founder with Richard Gere of Tibet House in New York City.

This ticketed event takes place at the Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Tickets, $24, include admission and a copy of Why the Dalai Lama Matters, and are available at the Bagdad Theater box office, the Crystal Ballroom box office, Ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets. Books will be distributed ... (more)at the event.