Craig Jamieson
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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 (Template:ISBN), which has a preface by the Dalai Lama,[1] and Nagarjuna's Verses (Template:ISBN).[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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External links
- Kota Gelanggi in Johor
- Buddha’s Word Exhibition Template:Webarchive in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
- Sanskrit Manuscript Collection in the University of Cambridge
- Tibetan Manuscript Collection Template:Webarchive in the University of Cambridge
- Arts Council Designation as a "collection of outstanding national and international importance"