IdeasMagazine | Special Section
What Is Death?
Why we've got nothing to lose by preparing for death
Robert A. F. Thurman
Robert A. F. Thurman (1941–2026) was the Je Tsongkhapa Professor Emeritus of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, where he held the first endowed chair in Buddhist studies in the West. The first American to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk—ordained by the Fourteenth Dalai Lama—he was the author of numerous books, from scholarly translations and philosophical studies to popular works on Tibetan Buddhism. He cofounded Tibet House US in 1987.
Reincarnation: A Debate
Buddhist practitioners and scholars Stephen Batchelor and Robert Thurman debate whether reincarnation is fundamental to Buddhism or not.
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Avalokiteshvara In Tibet
According to an old Tibetan tradition, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara has a special relation with the people of Tibet. A bodhisattva is a warrior or hero of enlightenment, a being who is on the path to buddhahood.…
The Flower Ornament Scripture
Robert Thurman reviews a new translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
The Dharma Door of Nonduality
From the Vimalakirti Nirdesha sutra
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
The Politics of Enlightenment
An interview with Robert A.F. Thurman
The International Year of Tibet
Introduction and event list
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