Preston, C.
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| Website: | http://www.giganticom.com; http://fpmt.org/mandala/archives/mandala-for-2012/october/an-interview-with-craig-preston/ |
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| Primary Language: | English |
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| Translates from: | Tibetan |
| Translates to: | English |
- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- SUNY Buffalo
- Secondary Affiliation
- University of Virginia; Namgyal Institute of Tibetan Studies; Maitripa College; Nagarjuna Language Institute
Biographical Information
Since 1994, Craig Preston has been a teacher for many, teaching classical Tibetan to English speakers in the United States first at Namgyal Institute of Buddhist Studies and Nagarjuna Language Institute in Ithaca, New York, and more recently at Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon, where Craig has taught the Classical Tibetan Summer Intensive for the last few years.
In addition to teaching Tibetan, Craig also works as a translator of Tibetan texts. With Rebecca French at SUNY Buffalo, Craig translated Tibetan legal code. Currently, Craig is working on a project led by his former professor at University of Virginia, Jeffrey Hopkins, to translate the monastic textbooks written by Jamyang Cheba. (Source)
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