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Robert Thurman, Leading Expert on Tibetan Buddhism and Uma Thurman’s Father, Dies at 84

A former monk who was also Uma Thurman’s father, he made sure Buddhism retained its intellectual and spiritual rigor as it spread through the West.

This article was originally published by NY Times Books and is republished here under license.

A former monk who was also Uma Thurman’s father, he made sure Buddhism retained its intellectual and spiritual rigor as it spread through the West.

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