Theos Casimir Hamati Bernard (* 10. Dezember 1908 in Pasadena; † 1947 im ) war einer der ersten westlichen Forscher des tibetischen Buddhismus, der indischen Philosophie und des Yogas. Nach Einweihungen in Tibet nannte er sich selbst The White Lama (»Der Weiße Lama«). (de)
Theos Casimir Hamati Bernard (1908–1947) was an explorer and author, known for his work on yoga and religious studies, particularly in Tibetan Buddhism. He was the nephew of Pierre Arnold Bernard, "Oom the Omnipotent", and like him became a yoga celebrity. His account of old-style hatha yoga as a spiritual path, Hatha Yoga: The Report of A Personal Experience, is a rare insight into the way these practices, known from medieval documents like the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, actually worked. His biographer Paul Hackett states that many of the travel experiences Bernard relates in his books are exaggerated or fabricated. There is however no doubt Bernard became fluent in the Tibetan language, travelled in Tibet, met senior figures, and gathered an extensive collection of photographs, field notes, manuscripts, and ritual objects. (en)
Theos Casimir Hamati Bernard (* 10. Dezember 1908 in Pasadena; † 1947 im ) war einer der ersten westlichen Forscher des tibetischen Buddhismus, der indischen Philosophie und des Yogas. Nach Einweihungen in Tibet nannte er sich selbst The White Lama (»Der Weiße Lama«). (de)
Theos Casimir Hamati Bernard (1908–1947) was an explorer and author, known for his work on yoga and religious studies, particularly in Tibetan Buddhism. He was the nephew of Pierre Arnold Bernard, "Oom the Omnipotent", and like him became a yoga celebrity. His account of old-style hatha yoga as a spiritual path, Hatha Yoga: The Report of A Personal Experience, is a rare insight into the way these practices, known from medieval documents like the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, actually worked. (en)