Robert Thurman
Jey Tsong Khapa professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University
Robert A. F. “Tenzin†Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University, President of Tibet House US, the President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, and Editor-in-Chief of the Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences. The New York Times recently hailed him as “the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism.”
Jey Tsong Khapa professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University
Area of Expertise: Religion, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: China
Languages: English, French, Tibetan
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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