Safeguarding the wisdom traditions of the world

The Asian Legacy Library is a global non-profit organization whose mission is guided by the belief that safeguarding the cultural literary wisdom traditions of the world is a priority for humankind.

The Asian Legacy Library is home to some of the rarest cultural wisdom literature in existence. We have digitally documented many of these priceless treasures which still exist in collections around the globe.

the nexus of
source literature

Our digital library is the flagship destination and access point for our preservation programs. It is the nexus of source literature used by countless scholars, translators, and teachers.

All money raised or received by the Asian Legacy Library is used solely for the purpose of supporting its mission to locate, digitally preserve, and safeguard precious collections of cultural wisdom literature.

The Asian Legacy Library’s South India preservation centers—located in Hunsur, Bylakuppe, and Tibetan Dickey Larsoe—are dedicated to preserving Tibetan Buddhist heritage by digitizing rare manuscripts and xylographs.

South India Input Centers

The National Library of Mongolia digital preservation project focuses on digitally preserving NLM’s Tibetan collection of over 40,000 manuscripts and woodblock prints. In 2018, ALL and the NLM initiated a framework for partnership.

National Library of Mongolia

The Varanasi Center is dedicated to preserving the rich cultural, religious, and intellectual heritage of India by digitizing ancient manuscripts and texts. The center began its work with the digitization of the Sanskrit dictionary “Shabdakalpradurm,” by Radhakantdev Bahadur.

Varanasi Preservation Center