Craig Jamieson is Keeper of Sanskrit Manuscripts at the University of Cambridge.
Craig Jamieson | |
|---|---|
| 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 | www |
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]
References
edit- ^ Namita Gokhale (10 July 2000). "The Doors To A Sutra". Outlook. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ J. Jorgensen (2001). "A Study of Nāgārjuna 's Twenty Verses on the Great Vehicle (Māhāyanavimśikā) and His Verses on the Heart of Dependent Origination (Pratītyasamutpādahrdayakārikā..." (PDF). Revue Bibliographique de Sinologie. 19: 183. JSTOR 24581116. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ 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 10 October 2014.
- ^ "日本語" (PDF). Retrieved 10 October 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ R.C. Jamieson (2017). "India Unboxed: The Perfection of Wisdom". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "200 bywgraffiad yn Dathlu Daucanmlwyddiant Llambed". Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant. 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "200 biographies Celebrating Lampeter's Bicentenary". Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant. 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
External links
edit- Kota Gelanggi in Johor
- Buddha’s Word Exhibition Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
- Sanskrit Manuscript Collection in the University of Cambridge
- Tibetan Manuscript Collection Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine in the University of Cambridge
- Arts Council Designation as a "collection of outstanding national and international importance"
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