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Robert Thurman



Robert Thurman, PhD, is an influential American Buddhist author, academic, and human rights activist. He taught at Amherst and Columbia universities, cofounded the Tibet House in New York at the request of the Dalai Lama, and has received the prestigious Padma Shri award for his work in literature and education.

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The Story of Asanga and the Dog

This excerpt is from Link TV's Global Spirit program "The Spiritual Quest," which explores the personal, spiritual journey with Karen Armstrong, the best-selling author of "A History of God," and Robert Thurman, the first American ordained a Tibetan Buddhist monk.

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Robert Thurman
2009
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