Robert Thurman

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Robert Thurman (August 3, 1941 – June 16, 2026) was an American Buddhist scholar, author and translator, who has written, edited, and translated many books on Tibetan Buddhism.

He was the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, before retiring in June 2019. He was also the co-founder and president of the Tibet House US in New York City, and the Menla Retreat and Spa in upstate New York.

Among his many translations are translations of:

Selected publications

Robert Thurman's publications include:

  • The Central Philosophy of Tibet: A Study and Translation of Jey Tsong Khapa’s Essence of True Eloquence, Princeton University Press, 1984
  • The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1994
  • Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, H. Abrams, 1996
  • Tibetan Buddhism, HarperSanFrancisco, 1996
  • Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment, Shambhala Publications, 1997
  • Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion, Harry N. Abrams, 1999
  • Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness, Penguin, 1999
  • Circling the Sacred Mountain: A Spiritual Adventure Through the Himalayas, co-authored with Tad Wise, Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1999
  • Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Living Well, Riverhead Books, 2004
  • The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism, Free Press, Simon Schuster, 2005
  • Anger, Oxford University Press, 2005
  • The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture, Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000
  • Brilliant Illumination of the Lamp of the Five Stages: Practical Instruction in the King of Tantras, “The Glorious Esoteric Community”, Thomas F. Yarnall (ed.), (Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences), New York: American institute of Buddhist studies. 2010

Further reading

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