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(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 reached the end of his life on Jun 16, aged 84.
Known as much for his Buddhist scholarship as for his famed Hollywood star daughter Uma Thurman, Thurman has left behind a lifetime of work connecting Tibetan wisdom with Western audiences and helping preserve a culture close to his heart.
Born in Manhattan on Aug 3, 1941, Thurman was a restless spirit which got him exp...
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