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