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Robert alexander farrar thurman born august 3, 1941 is an american buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on tibetan buddhism. The tibetan book of the dead is a buddhist text written as a guide for those who have passed from this life. Thurman lost his left eye in an accident in 1961 and got an ocular prosthetic as treatment. Leonard cohen narrates film on the tibetan book of the. All and imposing, in a dark blue suit and bold redandyellow tie, prof. Robert thurman illuminates the tibetan book of the dead with uptodate insights for modern audiences.
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Robert thurman, acclaimed translator of the tibetan book of the dead and author of inner revolution, is the jey tsong khapa professor of indotibetan buddhist studies in the department of religion at columbia university and is the director of the american institute of buddhist studies. Buy the tibetan book of the dead book online at low prices. The most complete edition is the gyurme dorje translation, the tibetan book of the dead, though unless you are taking. Oct 03, 2018 the first part of robert af thurman s weekend retreat on the tibetan book of the dead given at tibet house uss menla mountain retreat in phoencia, ny. Share robert thurman quotations about ego, enemies and suffering. More recently, it has become highly influential in the western world for its psychological insights into the processes of death and dyingand what they can teach us about the ways we live our lives. The tibetan name of this book the bardo thodol literally.
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