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BDRC (Buddhist Digital Resource Center)

The largest online archive of Tibetan and Buddhist texts.

Type: Library
Format: Online
Who can use it: Anyone online
Reader card or guest pass: A free account lets you download full PDFs of open-access works. Without one you see only the first and last 20 pages.
Buddhist and language collections: Tibetan and other Buddhist texts, scanned from libraries and monasteries

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