Craig Jamieson

Craig Jamieson
Born (1953-06-27) 27 June 1953
Scarborough, Ontario
Residence Cambridgeshire, UK
Nationality Irish, Canadian
Fields Buddhism, Sanskrit, Tibetan
Institutions University of Cambridge
University of Leicester
Alma mater Lampeter (BA)
University of Cambridge (MA)
University of London (MPhil)
Known for Buddhist scholarship
Website
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/southasian/

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). 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

References

  1. Namita Gokhale (2000-07-10). "The Doors To A Sutra". Outlook. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  2. R.C. Jamieson (2002). "Sanskrit Lotus Sutra Manuscripts from Cambridge University Library (Add. 1682 and Add. 1683)" (PDF). Journal of Oriental Studies. 12 (6): 165–173. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
  3. "日本語" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-10.
  4. R.C. Jamieson (2017). "India Unboxed: The Perfection of Wisdom". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2017-06-11.


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