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Quick Links ....National Digital Library of Bhutan Special ExhibitionsThe Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan Bhutan Land of the Thunder Dragon Download
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 The National Library & Archives of BhutanLocated
in the cultural centre of Thimphu, the capital of
the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, we are a major scriptural repository
and research facility dedicated to the preservation and promotion
of the rich literary, cultural and religious heritage of our country.
The scripture and document collection held in our library and archives
is a national treasure and a fundamental source for Bhutanese history,
religion, medicine, arts and culture. The National Library of Bhutan (NLB) was established in 1967 with the primary objective of collecting and preserving mainly ancient Bhutanese written and printed resources. Our multi-functional library can now pride itself on being a modern library with a number of service and research facilities. It accommodates a large and steadily growing collection of manuscripts, books, scriptures and written documents as well as a large number of handcarved wooden blocks for printing traditional religious books. In particular the NLB holds one of the largest treasuries of Mahayana Buddhist literature in the world. Most of this material is written in the classical "Dharma Language" (chos skad ), which was for well over a millenium the lingua franca of the Himalayan and Central Asian Buddhist world. The library also holds a representative collection of English and western language books mainly related to the Himalayas, Bhutan and Buddhism. |
Other ResourcesBhutan: Mountain Himalayan Art Resources TBRC An online database of Chöké works and authors. |
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