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Roger R. Jackson

About Roger R. Jackson

Roger Jackson is professor emeritus of Asian studies and religion at Carleton College and a visiting professor of Buddhism at Maitripa College. His research interests include Indian and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and ritual; Buddhist religious poetry; and modern Buddhist thought. Trained by Geshe Sopa in Madison, he is a long-time practitioner and a scholar of Mahamudra; his most recent book, Mind Seeing Mind, is a study of Mahamudra in the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Think Again Before You Dismiss Magic

by Roger R. Jackson| August 11, 2020

Think Again Before You Dismiss Magic

Roger R. Jackson reviews “Buddhist Magic: Divination, Healing, and Enchantment Through the Ages” by Sam van Schaik.

Dare We Update the Dharma?

by Roger R. Jackson| November 25, 2019

Dare We Update the Dharma?

Buddhist teachings have been changing and evolving from the beginning, says scholar Roger R. Jackson. He suggests some ways they can be updated to reflect modern values and knowledge.

What the Animals Taught

by Roger R. Jackson| November 14, 2017

What the Animals Taught

Roger Jackson reviews “Unfortunate Destiny: Animals in the Indian Buddhist Imagination” by Reiko Ohnuma.

Dzogchen Explained

by Roger R. Jackson| April 13, 2017

Dzogchen Explained

Roger Jackson reviews “Heart of the Great Perfection: Dudjom Lingpa’s Visions of the Great Perfection,” Vol. 1 by B. Alan Wallace.

Review: Stephen Batchelor’s “After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age”

by Roger R. Jackson| January 29, 2016

Review: Stephen Batchelor’s “After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age”

In his latest and most ambitious work, “After Buddhism,” Stephen Batchelor makes a sustained and serious attempt to argue for his vision of Buddhism.

Was the Buddha Ecumenical?

by Roger R. Jackson| August 12, 2014

Was the Buddha Ecumenical?

Roger R. Jackson reviews “The Buddha and Religious Diversity” by J. Abraham Vélez de Cea.

The Tibetan Leonardo

by Roger R. Jackson| November 8, 2012

The Tibetan Leonardo

Kongtrul’s works have deeply influenced modern Kagyu and Nyingma thought and practice, and The Treasury of Knowledge is the most influential of all.

Whose Book of the Dead?

by Roger R. Jackson| May 16, 2011

Whose Book of the Dead?

A review of “The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Biography” by Donald S. Lopez Jr.

Poems of a Renegade Monk

by Roger R. Jackson| June 1, 2010

Poems of a Renegade Monk

Review of “In the Forest of Faded Wisdom: 104 Poems by Gendun Chopel, a Bilingual Edition” Edited and Translated by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

Review of “No Time to Lose”

by Roger R. Jackson| March 1, 2006

Review of “No Time to Lose”

“No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva” by Pema Chödrön, reviewed by Roger Jackson.

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