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Headline: Uma Thurman's father Robert Thurman dies
Caption: On Tuesday, officials from Tibet House US announced that the Buddhist academic has passed away in Woodstock, New York. A cause of death wasn't disclosed. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Robert A.F. Thurman @bob__thurman, prominent American Buddhist scholar, co-founder of Tibet House US, author and translator whose teachings shaped countless lives, died Tuesday morning, June 16, in Woodstock, New York.” The officials added the mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum", meaning "the jewel is in the lotus." A representative noted that the Thurman family "requests privacy at this time."
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