Professor Robert A.F. Thurman, known as Bob Thurman, is an eminent figure in academia and a dedicated advocate of Tibetan Buddhism. His illustrious career spans over three decades as the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University. With his charismatic presence and profound knowledge, Thurman has become a leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism, recognized by The New York Times. Beyond his academic contributions, he co-founded Tibet House US, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Tibetan culture, and the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, focused on translating significant Tibetan treatises. Bob Thurman’s lifelong commitment to the study and dissemination of Buddhism has made him an influential scholar and a bridge between Eastern wisdom and Western audiences. You can learn more about Professor Robert A.F. Thurman and explore his extensive body of work.