Craig Jamieson is Keeper of

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

Manuscripts at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. Before Cambridge he taught

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

in the Study of Religion Department at the

University of Leicester , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_labe ...

. His best-known works are ''Perfection of Wisdom'' (), which has a preface by the

Dalai Lama Dalai Lama (, ; ) is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current Dal ...

, and ''Nagarjuna's Verses'' (). A facsimile edition of the

Lotus Sutra The ''Lotus Sūtra'' ( zh, 妙法蓮華經; sa, सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्रम्, translit=Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, lit=Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma, italic=) is one of the most influ ...

made available in print two Cambridge palm leaf manuscripts from around one thousand years ago, Add. 1682 and Add. 1683. 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. In 2022 he was included as one of the 200 most notable people in the 200-year history of the University of Wales, Lampeter.

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''Kota Gelanggi''
in Johor
''Buddha’s Word Exhibition''
in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
''Sanskrit Manuscript Collection''
in the

''Tibetan Manuscript Collection''
in the

''Arts Council Designation''
as a "collection of outstanding national and international importance" Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter Academics of the University of Leicester Academics of the University of Cambridge Living people People from Crouch End Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-academic-bio-stub