Exciting news in the world of Tibetan medicine! Tibetologist Dan Martin has again discovered important but hitherto ignored texts in the vast BDRC archive. Read the full story at tibeto-logic.blogspot.com

Have you ever seen a Tibetan typewriter? This one is held at the Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde of the University of Vienna - and it's still in working order! Read our latest blog post for the full story and a close-up view.

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Don't miss an online talk on The Evolution and Great Diversity of Tibetan Scripts by Pentsok Whenggyel Rtsang.
June 12, 2025, 14:15 - 15:45 CEST.
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Hosted by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

A vivid illustration of the fragility of old manuscripts, and the urgency of #digitization.

Please help BDRC complete this important work at #bostonpubliclibrary. We only need a few more donations to reach our goal! bdrc.app.neoncrm.com/forms/35?cam...

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Over decades, Gene amassed these 30,000 pages. Each text was carefully selected for its rarity and scholarly value. Many are unique manuscripts, and others are prints that never circulated widely; most are unknown even today. They now await full-color digitization and release on BDRC. You can help!

We recently discovered 150 uncataloged and unscanned Tibetan texts in the BDRC office — collected by our founder E. Gene Smith. Most of these are rare, fragile, or not widely accessible. Yes, even our meticulously managed archives still hold surprises! Now they must be digitized, and you can help!

Now when you visit library.bdrc.io you will find the upgraded Buddhist Digital Archives, or BUDA 2.0, with a simplified search experience and an enhanced etext environment. Try it out today and send your feedback to help@bdrc.io - thank you!
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Thanks to a grant from Khyentse Foundation, BDRC has been working with the Fragile Palm Leaves (FPL) Foundation in Bangkok since 2016, to digitize their extensive collection of Buddhist manuscripts from SE Asia. Read the full story at khyentsefoundation.org/story/the-fr...

BDRC’s collection of searchable etexts was just increased by 900,000 pages! The full-text contents of this massive store of Tibetan literature will enhance your experience finding information and relevant passages. These 900k pages of etexts were generated by applying OCR to 3k vols of Tib. books.

A reminder to join us on Zoom tomorrow for a live demo of BUDA 2.0. All welcome on April 1st, 2025 at 11:00 Eastern. Details and zoom link on our website at www.bdrc.io/introducing-...

Don't miss this chance to learn about major upgrades to the world's largest digital archive of Buddhist texts!

Drop in to an informal Zoom session to meet BDRC staff and learn more about recent improvements to the world's largest digital archive of Buddhist texts. All welcome on April 1st, 2025 at 11:00 Eastern. Details and zoom link on our website at www.bdrc.io/introducing-...

This video from the Derge Printing House conveys the scale of work involved in carving woodblocks of Buddhist texts. Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche sponsored the recarving of these woodblocks of the Nyingma Gyubum. Read the story at www.bdrc.io/.../its-a-mi... and view digital scans on BDRC's archive.

Have you tried our new Buddhist Digital Archive, BUDA 2.0 yet? We want to hear your feedback! New features include phonetic search and autosuggest. Visit beta.bdrc.io and send comments to help@bdrc.io, or post here, or use the feedback tool on the site. Thank you for your valuable input!