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-RESCHEDULED- “Who is the Dalai Lama?” Dharma Talk by Roger Jackson

March 7, 2010
10:00 am	to	11:00 am

Roger is unable to be with us this Sunday due to a family emergency. Our thoughts are with Roger during this difficult time.

Who is the Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama is one of the world’s best known religious figures, respected almost universally and revered by millions. The question of just who — or what — the Dalai Lama is, though, is not easy to answer. This talk will present a variety of perspectives on the Dalai Lama, including those of western scientists, politicians, and religious figures, as well as his Chinese critics, but will focus primarily on the complex role that he plays within Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the implications of that role for understanding the nature of Buddhism in the modern world and the future of Tibetan culture.

Roger R. Jackson (Wesleyan, BA; Wisconsin, MA, PhD), 1983-84, 1989-, teaches the religions of South Asia and Tibet. His special interests include Indian and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and ritual; Buddhist religious poetry; religion and society in Sri Lanka; and contemporary Buddhist thought. He is co-author of The Wheel of Time: Kalachakra in Context (1985), author of Is Enlightenment Possible? (1993) and Tantric Treasures (2004), co-editor of Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre (1996) and Buddhist Theology (1999), and author of many articles and reviews. He served for many years as editor of the Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, and is currently co-editor of the Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies.

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