Asian Legacy Library

Joel & Élie on the Power of Collaboration

Élie Roux, Chief Technology Officer of the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) and Joel Crawford, Asian Legacy Library's (ALL) Director of Technology, , sat down together recently in Sedona— screens open to a digitized text of the Heart Sutra.

Meaningful collaboration looks like this in the digital preservation world: technologists from different institutions sitting side by side, looking at the same screen, working toward the same goal. The Heart Sutra, one of the most widely known and studied texts in the Buddhist canon, brings a further sense of universality to this meeting. This moment captures a doorway that opens because people like Joel and Élie are willing to share knowledge as freely as they help preserve it.

ALL's Digital Library continues to grow through partnerships like this one, and we are deeply grateful to BDRC for the tools, the vision, and the spirit of open collaboration they bring to this shared mission.

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Venerable Jigme on the Seeds of the Asian Legacy Library

Elly van der Pas, or Venerable Jigme, reflects on the early vision that gave rise to what today is the Asian Legacy Library (ALL) and its sister organizations. Venerable Jigme's lifelong commitment to compassion and building bridges between cultures made her a natural ally in planting the seeds of what ALL would become.

Jigme reminds us that when wisdom is truly accessible, it transforms — not just individuals, but global culture itself. The ALL Digital Library is today the living expression of that founding vision, carrying timeless teachings preserved in the ancient libraries of India, Nepal, and Mongolia to the world.

We celebrate and give thanks to people like Venerable Jigme, who represent the possibilities of wisdom supporting and guiding action for the benefit of others 🌱

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