Theos Bernard, the White Lama
The life and adventures of an American explorer and iconic figure in the 20th century religious counterculture movement.
In 1937, Theos Casimir Bernard, the self-proclaimed “White Lama,” became the third American in history to reach Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. During his stay, he amassed the largest collection of Tibetan texts, art, and artifacts in the Western hemisphere at that time. He als...
The life and adventures of an American explorer and iconic figure in the 20th century religious counterculture movement.
In 1937, Theos Casimir Bernard, the self-proclaimed “White Lama,” became the third American in history to reach Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. During his stay, he amassed the largest collection of Tibetan texts, art, and artifacts in the Western hemisphere at that time. He als...
