Newman, J.

Newman, J. on the DRL

Professors Emeritus • Translators

John Ronald Newman

English Phonetics	John Newman
Sort Name	Newman, John

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://ncf.academia.edu/JohnNewman

About

Teachers

Sopa, Lhundub

PhD University

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Education

Ph.D. Buddhist Studies, B.A. South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Biographical Information

Professor Newman is a historian of religions who specializes in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. His research focuses on the Vajrayana Buddhist Kalacakra tantra (“Wheel of Time system of mysticism”) tradition. He is also interested in Buddhist interactions with other religions, and methodological issues in the cross-cultural study of religions.

Links

Wiki Pages

John Ronald Newman

Tantra, when juxtaposed with Sūtra, generally refers to the scriptures and texts which discuss esoteric topics. While the term is used to refer to texts on other topics, it is mostly used to refer to the genre of scriptures and texts on themes and topics associated with Vajrayāna Buddhism.

Can refer to either the Kālacakra Tantra and its derivative texts or to the systematic tantric tradition based on these texts, as well as the deity Kālacakra upon which the associated practices are centered.