TBRC makes available for purchase in digital format, important works of the major traditions. Please Browse the TBRC Digital Library, or if you are looking for something in particular, you can use the Knowledgebase Search Engine.

If you would like to purchase a work, please follow the order instructions below. Ordering digital Tibetan texts supports TBRC's charitable mission.

Order Instructions

1. Locate the TBRC Work Number in the Knowledge Base.
2. For example, searching for gsung 'bum/_pad+ma dkar po would direct one to the Work detail record for W10736. Click here to see an example of the Work detail record: W10736
3. If there is no pricing information on the Work detail record, the work is not available. Check here for an explanation: why Works are not available.
4. Follow payment instructions below. The TBRC Work Number must be included on the order.

Donation Policy

• Libraries and institutions - $10 / volume
• Private individuals, scholars, translators and dharma centers - $6 / volume

*Minimum price for a CD-ROM: $30 domestic; foreign prices may vary by country depending on local taxes, services etc.

For all orders from Japan, please contact and order from KAWACHEN our exclusive distributor for Japan.

Example 1: W20749, rtsib ri spar ma: the collected instructional material on the practice of the teachings of the dkar-brgyud-pa and rdzogs-chen traditions is composed of 31 volumes on 3 CDs. The price is 31 volumes X $6 per volume = $186 USD for private individuals, scholars, translators and dharma centers and 31 X $10 per volume = $315 USD for libraries and institutions.

Example 2: W22246, bka' brgyad bde gsegs 'dus pa'i sgrub skor : a collection of texts from the famed revelations of mna'-bdag nan-ral ni-ma-'od-zer as used in the famed sgrub chen in dpal-yul and affiliates is composed of 2 volumes. The calculated price would seem to be 2 volumes X $6 per volume = $12 USD for private individuals, scholars, translators and dharma centers and 2 X $10 per volume = $20 USD for libraries and institutions. However, TBRC has a minimum price policy, so the price for W22246 would be 30 USD domestic; foreign prices may vary by country

Notes

The minimum price for a CD is $30 USD domestic. Thus a 1 volume work and a 5 volume work costs the same. This allows TBRC to recoup the cost of production and distribution.

For those who would like only a single text within a collection, you must purchase the complete work in which it is comprised.

All digital texts are in Adobe Acrobat format.

You can pay by Visa/Mastercard, check or money order or wire transfer. Please note: these orders are tax-exempt but are not tax-deductible.

Payment by Visa/Mastercard

• Download our order form: Order Form (.doc) | Order Form (.pdf)
• Follow instructions on the order form.

Payment by check or money order

Check or money order must be made in U.S. dollars. Regrettably, we cannot handle non-U.S currencies. Please make checks payable to: The Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center.

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