Songtsen Library; Center for Tibetan and Himalayan studies Collects, Catalogues, Preserves and disseminates on wide range of disciplines on Tibet and the Himalayas.
The Library is fully computerized with latest technology.

The primary collection includes the reproductions of Tibetan texts and Art from Central Asia discovered by archeologists in the early 20th century particularly on the famed silk route, which run from China to erstwhile Persia.

Important Collections:

a) bka’ ‘gyur (Tripitaka) and bstan ‘gyur (commentaries of great scholars) in following publication and languages.

Publication:

1. Lha sa’i bka’ ‘gyur (Lhasa Kagyur, Tibetan Text)
2. Sde-dgei bha gyur and bstam-gyur
3. Bon bka’ ‘gyur (Bon Kagyur, Tibetan Text)
4. Urga bka-gyur
5. Bstam-gyur dpe-bsdurma

In different languages:

1. Pali
2. English
3. Korean
4. Chinese
5. Singhalese
6. Hindi

b) Other collection includes Commentaries and teachings of great masters of the four major sects of Tibetan Buddhism i.e Nyimgma. Kagyud, Sakya and Geluk.

c) Collections on the following subjects on Tibet and the Himalayan regions of Indian states and countries like Bhutan and Nepal.

1. General History and Geography
2. Art and Culture
3. Language and Literature
4. Astrology and Medicine
5. Flora and Fauna

d) Special Collection:

Personal Collections of Lama Anagarika Govinda. He was a German scholar and was one of the foremost westerners who studied Buddhism in Tibet. He spent many years in retreat in the Himalayan region of Almora. On returning to his native country, he left some of his personal collection of books, periodicals and journals to W. Y. Evans-Wentz who left the collection for Songtsen Library.

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