We’re pleased to announce that BDRC has digitized and made available five early seminar papers by our founder, E. Gene Smith. Written in the early 1960s, these works mark the emergence of Gene’s remarkable voice in Tibetan Studies. #tibetanstudies

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. www.bdrc.io/blog/2025/06...

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. Register at lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/.../TPVIaa9j... 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... #digitallibrary #tibetanbuddhism

This spring BDRC is digitizing 150 extraordinary texts from the personal collection of our visionary founder, E. Gene Smith. Thanks to the our loyal community, we have already raised 58%, and only need another $4,900 to complete this important work. Will you help? bdrc.app.neoncrm.com/forms/35

Revealing the Hidden Gems: Help BDRC digitize invaluable Tibetan Texts

We need your support to digitize 30,000 pages of old and rare Tibetan texts from the personal collection of our founder, E. Gene Smith (1936-2010). These precious texts have survived for centuries,...

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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! #BDRC #DigitalLibrary #tibetanbuddhism

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-...

Join BDRC staff on Tues, April 1st at 11:00 am Eastern for a live demo and training session to learn about the upgrades and improvements to BDRC's digital archive. Visit beta.bdrc.io to try the new site, then join us on April 1st. Zoom link and more info at www.bdrc.io/introducing-... #BDRC

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.

View and download this highly readable copy of Derge Edition of the Nyingma Gyubum for free on @buddhistarchive.bsky.social's digital library at purl.bdrc.io/resource/MW1...

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The Buddhist Digital Archives by the Buddhist Digital Resource Center. A cooperative platform for expanding access to Buddhist literature. Explore the millions of pages of texts contributed by BDRC and its many partners.

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March 14, 2025 is a major Buddhist holiday known as the Display of Miracles (ཆོ་འཕྲུལ་དུས་ཆེན Chotrul Düchen). BDRC is celebrating with the publication of a collection that is something of a modern day miracle: prints of a new set of woodblocks of the Nyingma Gyubum recently carved in Derge, Tibet.

BDRC is excited to announce the release of the first publicly available desktop app for Tibetan OCR. This is a beta release and we plan to further refine the OCR models and add additional functionality. For the full story and github download link, visit our news site. www.bdrc.io/blog/2025/03...

BDRC Announces the Release of OCR app for Tibetan - Buddhist Digital Resource Center

The Buddhist Digital Resource Center announces the release of a breakthrough Optical Character Recognition (OCR) app for Tibetan.

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Today we are highlighting the improved etext environment on our new Buddhist Digital Archive, BUDA 2.0. The new site includes a greatly expanded archive of etexts, with millions of pages more on the way. Take a look at beta.bdrc.io and post your feedback here or email help@bdrc.io - thank you!

BUDA - Buddhist Digital Archives

The Buddhist Digital Archives by the Buddhist Digital Resource Center. A cooperative platform for expanding access to Buddhist literature. Explore the millions of pages of texts contributed by BDRC and its many partners.

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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!

The Buddhist Digital Resource Center announces a major update to BUDA, our Buddhist Digital Archive. BUDA 2.0, is now available as a beta site at beta.bdrc.io with many new features. Try it out and send us your feedback so we can continue to improve. Read the full story at bdrc.io/news/