Craig Jamieson
Craig Jamieson is Keeper of Sanskrit Manuscripts at the University of Cambridge.
Craig Jamieson | |
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| Born | 27 June 1953 |
| Nationality | Irish, Canadian |
| Alma mater | Lampeter (BA) University of Cambridge (MA) University of London (MPhil) |
| Known for | Buddhist scholarship |
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| 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]
References
- Namita Gokhale (2000-07-10). "The Doors To A Sutra". Outlook. Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2009-09-20.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. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
- 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.
- "日本語" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-10. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - R.C. Jamieson (2017). "India Unboxed: The Perfection of Wisdom". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
External links
- Kota Gelanggi in Johor
- Buddha’s Word Exhibition in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
- Sanskrit Manuscript Collection in the University of Cambridge
- Tibetan Manuscript Collection in the University of Cambridge
- Arts Council Designation as a "collection of outstanding national and international importance"
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