Why the Dalai Lama Matters, by Robert Thurman. Image features Bob Thurman and His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Talking about the Karmapa on NPR

NPR Morning Edition, May 27, 2008 ยท Co-host Renee Montagne talks to Robert Thurman, professor of Buddhist studies at Columbia University, about the 22-year-old Karmapa, one of the most important leaders in Tibetan Buddhism. Some think the young lama will succeed the Dalai Lama as the next spokesman for Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet.

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You can buy Why The Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet and the World, the new book by Robert Thurman, from your local or online bookseller.


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"No one has worked harder to bring Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism and the special power of the Dalai Lama to American audiences than Robert Thurman. Long may he write and, as in this latest work, bring learning and spirit, great vigor and close knowledge, together." — Pico Iyer


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