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Asian Legacy Library

Investing in Wisdom

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Welcome to the Asian Legacy Library

Preserving timeless wisdom

Through a combination of technology, scholarship, and partnership we locate, digitally preserve and safeguard some of the world’s most precious collections of cultural literary wisdom heritage.

Purpose

As the need to document information evolved, from the earliest cave paintings created around 30,000 BCE to the cuneiform and hieroglyphics developed by the ancient Sumerians and Egyptians respectively, the purpose and meaning of literary preservation developed as well.

Fast forward to the digitized world that we find ourselves in today. The library, as a physical location, destination, a repository and distribution entity for knowledge is quickly disappearing. Replaced by The Cloud, The Web, Wiki and Google, the quiet and reflective place of concentration and serenity is becoming a distant memory.

The subject matter housed in any given library throughout history is endless. The purpose of the Asian Legacy Library is finite.

In addition to being a traditional library, which serves as a “home” for documented knowledge, ALL’s focus is as a partner and stakeholder in preservation. It is a place of great beauty and optimism in that its purpose is to collect, protect and share the original teachings and commentaries of masters in a variety of the world’s greatest literary wisdom traditions.

It’s origins, 33 years ago, and current focus are primarily on preserving the incomparable teachings of Asia and South Asia. However, ALL’s mission has expanded to encompass a greater initiative to locate and protect collections beyond its core body of knowledge.

About

The Asian Legacy Library embraces the ideal of the library as a deliberately, purposefully curated body of knowledge that ensures the literary wisdom traditions of the world are present for all time.

Established in 2018, The Asian Legacy Library is comprised of a group of multi-talented, internationally recognized technologists, scholars, teachers, and preservationists whose mission is guided by the belief that safeguarding the literary wisdom traditions of the world for future generations is a priority for human kind.

Its purpose is to consolidate experience in preservation from concerned partners to meet the global need to preserve cultural wisdom heritage.

We design foundational technology
that enables cultural heritage
to be preserved.

We conduct preservation programs
that digitize, catalog, and share
wisdom literary heritage

We identify, validate, and curate
authentic wisdom culture

We extend financial support
and train local partners in all
aspects of cultural preservation

We share technology
with local partners

The Asian Legacy Library

6490 State Route 179
Sedona, AZ 86351
USA

+1 928 295-7008
info@asianlegacylibrary.org

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