Robert A.F. Thurman was a Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion
at Columbia University, Co-founder and president of the Tibet House U.S., and President of the American Institute of
Buddhist Studies, a non-profit affiliated with the Center for Buddhist Studies at Columbia University.
Thurman is known as a talented popularizer of the Buddha’s teachings. He is a riveting speaker and an author of many
books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics and culture, including The Central Philosophy of Tibet, Circling the Sacred Mountain,
Essential Tibetan Buddhism, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, Why The
Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World, and, most recently, with Sharon
Salzberg, Love Your Enemies.
He was awarded with the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 2020, for his help in recovering India's ancient Buddhist heritage.
In October 2022, during his visit to Dharamshala to participate in the Mind and Life Conference he graciously accepted our
request for an interview with Venerable Geshe Lhakdor la where he talked about how he met with His Holiness the XIV
Dalai Lama, got known about Tibetan Buddhism and his journey since then.
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