Craig Jamieson | |
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Nationality | Irish, Canadian |
Alma mater |
Lampeter (
BA) University of Cambridge ( MA) University of London ( MPhil) |
Known for | Buddhist scholarship |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Buddhism, Sanskrit, Tibetan |
Institutions |
University of Cambridge University of Leicester |
Website |
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Craig Jamieson is Keeper of Sanskrit Manuscripts at the University of Cambridge.
Before Cambridge he taught Buddhism in the Study of Religion Department at the University of Leicester.
His best-known works are Perfection of Wisdom ( ISBN 0-670-88934-2), which has a preface by the Dalai Lama, [1] and Nagarjuna's Verses ( ISBN 81-246-0175-5). [2] A facsimile edition of the Lotus Sutra made available in print two Cambridge palm leaf manuscripts from around one thousand years ago, Add. 1682 and Add. 1683. [3] [4]
A major exhibition took place in 2014 entitled Buddha's Word: The Life of Books in Tibet and Beyond. A short video of the Perfection of Wisdom manuscript came out in 2017. [5]
In 2022 he was included as one of the 200 most notable people in the 200-year history of the University of Wales, Lampeter. [6] [7]
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