Jackson, R.

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bio	Roger Jackson is the John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies and Religion at Carleton College, in Minnesota. He received a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies in 1983 from the University of Wisconsin, where he studied under Geshe Lhundub Sopa. He was for many years editor of the Journal of the International Association of Buddhists Studies, and currently co-edits the Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies. His scholarly work has focused on Indic and Tibetan philosophical, meditative, ritual, and poetic traditions, as well as modern Buddhist thought. Volumes he has co-edited include Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre (with José Cabezón: Snow Lion, 1996), Buddhist Theology (with John Makransky: Routledge, 2000), and Mahāmudrā and the Bka’ brgyud Tradition (with Matthew Kapstein: IITBS, 2011). His translations include Is Enlightenment Possible? (Rgyal tshab rje’s commentary on the “Proof of Authority” [pramānasiddhi] chapter of Dharmakīrti’s Pramānavārttika: Snow Lion, 1993); Tantric Treasures (the Dohā Treasuries of the Indian mahāsiddhas Saraha, Kānha, and Tilopa: Oxford, 2004); and, with Geshe Sopa and others, The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems (Thu’u bkwan Chos kyi nyi ma’s early nineteenth century intellectual history of Asian religions: Wisdom, 2009). Currently, he is nearing completion of a study and anthology of Gelukpa Mahāmudrā texts. His next project will be a global anthology of translations of Buddhist poetry. (Source= 2014 Translation Conference Program) Also see Carleton College Source (Accessed August 25, 2015)
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affiliation	Carleton College
phduniversity	University of Wisconsin, Madison
education	Wesleyan University, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MA, PhD.
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Affiliation

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

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.

The Geluk tradition traces its origin to Tsongkhapa, who propagated a modified version of the Kadampa lojong and lamrim teachings. It is the dominant tradition of Tibet, having established its control of the government under the figure of the Dalai Lama.

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