BDRC IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT, CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO, AND PRESERVING AND PROMOTING BUDDHIST TRADITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION AND RESEARCH FINDINGS TO REPRESENTATIVES OF TRADITIONAL BUDDHISM, ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, TRANSLATORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS IS ACHIEVED, IN PART, BY SUPPORTING THE PROMOTION OF ACCURATE TRANSLATIONS AND HIGH-QUALITY PUBLICATIONS OF BUDDHIST LITERARY HERITAGE THAT ARE BASED ON MATERIALS IN ITS COLLECTION. ADDITIONALLY, BDRC COLLABORATES ON DOCUMENTATION PROJECTS WITH OTHER ACADEMICS, RESEARCHERS, AND TRADITIONAL BUDDHIST SCHOLARS.