Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Condoles the Demise of American Buddhist Scholar Professor Robert A.F. Thurman

Robert Thurman, Father of Actress Uma Thurman, Dies at 84

The academic world is mourning the loss of Robert Thurman, a trailblazing Buddhist scholar whose work shaped the way the West understands Tibetan culture and spirituality. Robert Thurman, a celebrated academic and the father of Oscar-nominated actress Uma Thurman, has died at the age of 84. Tibet House US, the...

Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Condoles the Demise of American Buddhist Scholar Professor Robert A.F. Thurman

Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Condoles the Demise of American Buddhist Scholar Professor Robert A.F. Thurman Dharamshala, 18 June 2026: Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile extended her deepest condolences on demise of Professor Robert A. F. Thurman. In a letter to Nena Von Schlebrugge, the Speaker wrote, “We are deeply saddened by the demise of Professor Robert A. F. Thurman, a distinguished Buddhist scholar, co-fo…

Robert Thurman, top Buddhist scholar who espoused Tibetan culture, cause - Tibetan Review

(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 […]