Independent Centres

Formerly known as the School of Buddhist Philosophy, the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies was established in 1959 to develop a comprehensive knowledge of Buddhism, which includes the study of ancient shastras, culture, philosophy and history, and languages such as Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Tibetan (Bhoti) and Pali. The Institute was also set up to translate Buddhist manuscripts into Sanskrit, Hindi, English and other Indian languages, to collect, preserve and publish rare manuscripts and to facilitate research on Buddhism. It has worked as a nodal resource centre for Buddhism in the local area for several years.

The MRC at the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh has been working with the Mission since October 2003. It has primarily focused on the survey and documentation of Buddhist (mostly Tibetan) collections of manuscripts in the area. The MRC has done active work in the difficult terrains of Ladakh, dotted with Buddhist monasteries, which are the storehouses of manuscripts. With the team of three scholars and three officials, the MRC has documented and prepared 6,958 electronic data of Tibetan, Bhoti and Buddhist manuscripts in 755 collections in and around Leh, Zanskar and Nubrary Valley. The MRC has conducted 20 publicity programmes in various monasteries, in which 4,000 have people taken part.

Directorate of State Archaeology, Archives and Museum, Srinagar

Himachal Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages, Shimla

Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala

Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Visweshvarananda Biswabandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies, Hoshiarpur

Uttaranchal Sanskrit Academy, Haridwar

Rampur Raza Library, Rampur

Sampurnanand Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya, Varanasi

H. N. B. Garhwal University, Pauri Garhwal, Uttaranchal

Vrindavan Research Institute, Vrinadavan

K. M. Hindi Institute of Hindi Studies and Linguistics, Agra

Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, New Delhi

Institute of Tai Studies and Research Moranhat, Assam

B.L. Institute of Indology,Delhi

Mazahar Memorial Museum, Bahariabad, Ghazipur (UP)

Krishna Kanta Handiqui Library, Guwahati University, Guwahati

Kamrup Sanskrit Sanjivani Sabha, (Nalbari Sanskrit College Camplex)

Manipur State Archives

Young Chakma Association

Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department, (Govt. of Sikkim), Gangtok

Purana Darbar