Craig Jamieson Explained

Craig Jamieson
Nationality:Irish, Canadian
Field:Buddhism, Sanskrit, Tibetan
Work Institutions:University of Cambridge
University of Leicester
Alma Mater:Lampeter (BA)
University of Cambridge (MA)
University of London (MPhil)
Known For:Buddhist scholarship

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, which has a preface by the Dalai Lama,[1] and Nagarjuna's Verses .[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]

References

  1. News: The Doors To A Sutra. Outlook. 2000-07-10. 2009-09-20. Namita Gokhale. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20100903115628/http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?209659. 2010-09-03.
  2. Revue Bibliographique de Sinologie . 2001 . 19 . 183 . A Study of Nāgārjuna 's Twenty Verses on the Great Vehicle (Māhāyanavimśikā) and His Verses on the Heart of Dependent Origination (Pratītyasamutpādahrdayakārikā... . J. Jorgensen . 24581116 . PDF . 2014-10-10 .
  3. Journal of Oriental Studies . 2002 . 12 . 6 . 165–173 . Sanskrit Lotus Sutra Manuscripts from Cambridge University Library (Add. 1682 and Add. 1683) . R.C. Jamieson . 2014-10-10 .
  4. 日本語 . 2014-10-10 .
  5. News: India Unboxed: The Perfection of Wisdom . University of Cambridge. 2017 . 2017-06-11. R.C. Jamieson.
  6. News: 200 bywgraffiad yn Dathlu Daucanmlwyddiant Llambed . Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant. 2022 . 2022-02-05.
  7. News: 200 biographies Celebrating Lampeter's Bicentenary . Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant. 2022 . 2024-02-05.

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