Robert Thurman, top Buddhist scholar who espoused Tibetan culture, cause - Tibetan Review
(Aug 3, 1941 – Jun 16, 2026) OBITUARY (TibetanReview.net, Jun18’26) – Professor Robert AF Thurman, the first Westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and who went on to become an acclaimed Buddhist scholar who devoted himself also to advocate for Tibet and preserve its culture has […]