Jackson, R.

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Roger R. Jackson

English Phonetics	Roger R. Jackson
Sort Name	Jackson, Roger

Dates

Birth:	1950

Tibetan calendar dates

Dates of birth

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Rab Jyung

Dates of passing

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Rab Jyung

Contact information

Website:	https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/pages/6031574/jackson-roger-r

About

Primary Language:	English
Translates from:	Tibetan; Sanskrit
Translates to:	English

Primary Affiliation (Workplace)

Carleton College

PhD University

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Education

Wesleyan University, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MA, PhD.

Biographical Information

Roger Jackson is John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies and Religion, Emeritus, at Carleton College. He also has taught at the University of Michigan, Fairfield University, McGill University, and Maitripa College. He has a BA from Wesleyan University and an MA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin, where he studied under Geshe Lhundub Sopa. His books include Is Enlightenment Possible? (1993), Tibetan Literature (with José Cabezón, 1996), Buddhist Theology (with John Makransky, 1999), Tantric Treasures (2004), The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems (with Geshe Sopa et al., 2009), and Mahāmudrā and the Bka’ brgyud Tradition (with Matthew Kapstein, 2011). He is a past editor of the Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, and currently co-edits the Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies. He recently completed a major study and anthology centered on Mahāmudrā theory and practice in the Geluk tradition: Mind Seeing Mind. (Source Accessed Dec 6, 2019)

Roger Jackson's CV

Roger Jackson, John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies and Religion, Emeritus, recently published an article-length memoir of his career as a scholar of Buddhism, “Playing Both Ends Against the Middle: Buddhadharma, Buddhist Studies, and Me,” on the Buddhist studies website H-Buddhism.

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• Jackson, R. on the DRL
• Jackson, R. on the LIB
• Jackson, R. on the BNW

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Affiliation

John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies and Religion, Director of Asian Studies, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA

The Blue Annals

Mahāmudrā refers to an advanced meditation tradition in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna forms of Into-Tibetan Buddhism that is focused on the realization of the empty and luminous nature of the mind. It also refers to the resultant state of buddhahood attained through such meditation practice. In Tibet, this tradition is particularly associated with the Kagyu school, although all other schools also profess this tradition. The term also appears as part of the four seals, alongside dharmamūdra, samayamudrā, and karmamudrā.

Refers to something that is taught for a specific reason, rather than because it is entirely true.

Along with Madhyamaka, it was one of the two major philosophical schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Founded by Asaṅga and Vasubandhu around the fourth century CE, many of its central tenets have roots in the Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra and the so-called third turning of the dharma wheel (see tridharmacakrapravartana).

Along with Yogācāra, it is one of the two major philosophical schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Founded by Nāgārjuna around the second century CE, it is rooted in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras, though its initial exposition was presented in Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā.

The state of being devoid of that which is wholly different rather than being void of its own nature. The term is generally used to refer to the ultimate, or buddha-nature, being empty of other phenomena such as adventitious defiling emotions but not empty of its true nature.

The state of being empty of self, which references the lack of inherent existence in relative phenomena.

Tsen Khawoche's "meditative tradition" of exegesis of the Uttaratantra; it is one of two major Tibetan traditions of exegesis, both stemming from students of Sajjana.