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American Buddhism
NPR's Lynn Neary has a profile of the Columbia University scholar, Robert Thurman, who was the first American to be ordained a Tibetan Buddhist monk. As a protege and friend of the Dalai Lama, Robert Thurman is a passionate voice for Tibetan Buddhism in the West and against China's continuing domination of Tibet. Thurman, father of actress Uma Thurman, has become a celebrity in his own right and he is spearheading the development of Tibet House in New York, a center dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan culture. Thurman's latest book is called "Inner Revolution."
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