| Craig Jamieson | |
| Nationality: | Irish, Canadian |
| Field: | Buddhism, Sanskrit, Tibetan |
| Work Institutions: | University of Cambridge University of Leicester |
| Alma Mater: | Lampeter (BA) University of Cambridge (MA) University of London (MPhil) |
| Known For: | Buddhist scholarship |
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, which has a preface by the Dalai Lama,[1] and Nagarjuna's Verses .[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]