Roger R. Jackson
Jackson, R.
| PersonType | Category:Professors Category:Translators |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Roger |
| LastName / namelast | Jackson |
| namemiddle | R. |
| MainNamePhon | Roger R. Jackson |
| 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) |
| languageprimary | English |
| languagetranslation | Tibetan; Sanskrit |
| languagetarget | English |
| affiliation | Carleton College |
| phduniversity | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| education | Wesleyan University, BA; University of Wisconsin (Madison), MA, PhD. |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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Affiliation
John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies and Religion, Director of Asian Studies, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA