Home

The Theosophical Society
International Headquartes
Adyar, Chennai 600020 India
Write to us

ADYAR LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTRE

INTRODUCTION TO THE LIBRARY

The Adyar Library and Research Centre was founded in 1886 by Colonel Olcott with a small but valuable collection of the Founders' books. Originally situated in the Headquarters building, it was shifted in 1968 to a more spacious one, better suited to its growing needs. It has always been one of the important aspects of the work at Adyar, both for members and for the public; moreover, today it is one of the well known oriental libraries in the world, dedicated to research and publication in the field of eastern civilization, philosophy and religion. It contains over 250,000 printed volumes and around 20,000 palm-leaf manuscripts from India, Sri Lanka, China, and other places, a few of which are kept on display for visitors. The printed books include rare indological publications in several languages and a fine collection of works on different religions, philosophies and cultures.

The Chinese Tripitakas, the Tibetan Kanjur and Tanjur, a collection of rare works in Latin and other western languages, and a complete set of important research journals are among the priceless possessions of the Library. It also currently receives nearly 225 journals from several countries.

Several rare and previously unpublished works in the manuscript collection have been edited and brought out in print; a staff of pundits and scholars is continually engaged on this task. The Library has had a series of distinguished scholars as its Director and is recognized as a Research Centre for a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indology by the University of Madras.

The Library has achieved much during its hundred and more years of existence but there is still much to be done. Shortage of funds makes it difficult to engage suitable scholars and add to its collections. Therefore, an Adyar Library Endowment Fund was created in 1986, in the hope that members of the Society as well as others interested in this work would support it.

Its aim is to promote understanding among men and nations through knowledge of the higher aspects of their respective cultures.

WORKING HOURS

The Library is open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., with the exception of Mondays and recognized holidays. Books will be issued only up to 4.30 p.m.

The Library is open only to Registered Readers. It is not open to casual visitors or to children under 10 years of age. Individuals and parties wishing to visit the Library should obtain the Librarian’s permission.

THE ADYAR LIBRARY PUBLICATIONS

The Adyar Library presents through the Adyar Library Series, as well as its General and Pamphlet Series, The Library also publishes a scholarly journal called Brahmavidya, which presents studies on religion, philosophy, culture, and various aspects of indology: this journal circulates among scholars throughout the world. Its other Publications include: Veda and Vedanta, Upanishads, Dharma Sastra, Artha Sastra, Astrology, Grammar, Mimamsa, Music, Lexicography, Poetics and Dramaturgy

* - "Out of Print"
ADYAR LIBRARY SERIES	SER. No
* ACYUTARAYABHYUDAYA	49
* AHIRBUDHYA SAMHITA VOL I, VOL. II	4
* ALAMKARASANGRAHA	70
* ALAMBANAPARIKSA AND VRITTI	32
* ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS	45
AMARAKOSA VOL I, VOL II, VOL III	101
* ANCIENT WISDOM OF WALES	50
* ANGIRASASMRITI	84
* ARYASALISTAMBASUTRA	76
* ASVALAYANA GRHYA SUTRA, VOL. 1	44
* ASWALYANA GRHYA SUTRA BHASYAM	111
* ATMAN IN PRE-UPANISADIC VEDIC LITERATURE	47
* BHAGAVAVADGITARTHAPRAKASIKA	25
* BHAVASASAMKRANTISUTRA AND BHAVASAMKRANTI	19
*CANAKYA-RAJA-NITI	92
*CATALOGUE OF AL PALI MSS	62
* CATALOGUE OF AL WESTERN SECTION PART I	31
* CATALOGUE OF AL WESTERN SECTION PART II	37
* CATALOGUE OF AL WESTERN SECTION PART III	46
* CATALOGUE OF AL WESTERN SECTION PART IV	69
* CATALOGUE OF SANSKRIT MSS IN AL PART I, PART II	11
CATURDASALAKSANI	38
CATURDASALAKSANI Part I	116
CATURDASALAKSANI Part II	122
* CRADLE OF INDIAN HISTORY, THE	56
* DASARUPAKA OF DHANAMJAYA	97
DASOPANISAD VOL I	15
DASOPANISAD VOL II -- CHANDOGYOPANISAD	15.2.1
DC OF TAMIL MS PART I, PART II	121
DCSM VOL IB VEDIC	35
DCSM VOL IV PART I, II STOTRAS	96
* DCSM Vol IX	82
* DCSM Vol V	80
DCSM VOL VIII SAMKHYA, YOGA ETC.	100
DCSM VOL X VISISTADVAITA, DVAITA	94
DCSM VOL XIII PART I, II VISVABHARATI COLLECTIONS	103
* DCSM AL VOL.1 VI GRAMMAR, PROSODY, LEXICOGRAPHY	60
* DCSM AL VOL.1A UPANISAD-S	2
* EDICTS OF ASOKA	72
EPISTEMOLOGY OF DVAITA VEDANTA	107
* GANGESA'S PHILOSOPHY OF GOD	115
* GAUTAMA-DHARMASUTRA	64
* HARICARITA OF PARAMESWARA	63
* IDEA OF PERSONALITY	77
* INDIAN CAMERALISM	66
INDIAN THEORIES OF MEANING	91
INTRODUCTION TO PANCARATRA	5
* JIVANANDANAM	59
KAUSITAKI BRAHMANOPANISAD	119
LAKSHMI TANTRA	87
MADHYAMAKAHRDAYA	123
MANAMEYODAYA (New)	105
MANIKANA WITH TRANSLATION	88
MELARAGAMALIKA	16
* MINOR UPANISAD-S, VOL. 1	3
NAGARJUNA'S MULAMADHYAMAKARIKA (New)	109
NAISADHANANDAM	112
NITIDVISASTIKA	113
* NUMBER OF RASAS	23
* NYAYAKUSUMANJALI, TRANSLATION	53
* ORIGIN AND SPREAD OF THE TAMILS	58
PHILOSOPHY OF BHEDABHEDA	74
* PHILOSOPHY OF VISISTADVAITA	39
PRATYABHIJNAHRDAYA WITH TRANSLATION	18
* PRELIMINARY LIST OF SANSKRIT AND PRAKRIT MSS	1
* RAGAVIBODHA	48
* RAJADHARMA	27
* RAMANUJA ON YOGA	106
RASAKALIKA	117
* RASARNAVASUDHAKARA	110
* RGVEDAVYAKHYA, VOL. 1	22
* RGVEDAVYAKHYA, VOL. II	61
* RUKMINIKALYANAMAHAKAVYA	13
SAIVA UPANISADS (TEXTS)	9
SAIVA UPANISADS (TRANSLATION)	85
SAKTA UPANISADS (TEXT)	10
SAKTA UPANISADS (TRANSLATION)	89
SAMANYA VEDANTA UPANISADS (TEXTS)	7
* SAMANYA VEDANTA UPANISADS (TRANSLATION)	24
SAMANYA VEDANTA UPANISADS (TRANSLATION)	120
* SAMAVEDASAMHITA	26
* SAMGITA RATNAKARA VOL I (TRANSLATION)	51
SAMGITA RATNAKARA VOL I (TEXT)	30
SAMGITA RATNAKARA VOL II (TEXT)	43
SAMGITA RATNAKARA VOL III (TEXT)	78
SAMGITA RATNAKARA VOL IV (TRANSLATION)	108
* SAMGITA RATNAKARA VOL IV, NARTANA	86
* SAMGRAHASUDAMANI	17
* SAMKALPASURYODAYA, 2 VOLS.	65
SAMNYASA UPANISAD (TEXT)	12
SAMNYASA UPANISAD (TRANSLATION)	104
SAMNYASAPADDHATI	114
* SANATKUMARA SAMHITA OF THE PANCARATRA AGAMA	95
* SOME ASPECTS OF EDUCATION IN ANCIENT INDIA	73
* SPHOTAVADA	55
* SPINOZIAN WISDOM OR NATURAL RELIGION	41
SRI HARICARITA MAHAKAVYA	102
SRI PANCARATRARAKSA	36
* STOTRA SAMUCCAYA, 2 VOLS.	99
STUDIES ON SOME CONCEPTS OF THE ALAMKARA SASTRA	33
* SYNTHETIC VIEW OF VEDANTA, A	81
THIRTY TWO VIDYAS (New)	90
THIRUKKURAL, ROMAN TEXT WITH TRANSLATION	67
THIRUKKURAL, TAMIL TEXT WITH TRANSLATION	68
UDARA RAGHAVA	118
* UNMATTARAGHAVA	57
* UNPUBLISHED UPANISAD-S	14
* USANIRUDDHA	42
* VADAVALI WITH TRANSLATION	40
VAISNAVA UPANISADS (TEXT)	8
* VAISNAVA UPANISADS, TRANSLATION	52
VAISNAVA UPANISADS (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)	124
* VARAHAMIHIRA HORA STOTRAM	79
VARIVASYARAHASYA	28
* VEDANTAKARIKAVALI	75
VEDANTA PARIBHASA	34
* VEDANTASARA OF RAMANUJA	83
* VEDIC STUDIES PART II	98
VISNUSMRTIVYAKHYA KESAVAVAIJAYANTI, 2 VOLS.	93
* VYAVAHARANIRNAYA	29
* WHERE THEOSOPHY AND SCIENCE MEET, 2 VOLS.	21
* YAJNIKYUPANISAD-VIVARASAM	71
YOGA UPANISADS	6
YOGA UPANISADS, TRANSLATION	20

* - "Out of Print"
ADYAR LIBRARY GENERAL SERIES	G.SER. No.
BHAMATI CATUSSUTRI	12
BHARATIYA DARSANERU ….. VIMARSU	13
* GITTA : A SAMSKRIT-ENGLISH BRIDGE WITH THE BARRIERS REMOVED	1
HATHAYOGAPRADIPIKA	4
INDIAN LANGUAGE HIGHWAY FOR ALL	2
LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA	3
LALITASAHASRANAMA	11
* JIVANMUKTI VIVEKA (ENGLISH)	6
JIVANMUKTI VIVEKA (TAMIL)	10
* SANSKRIT : ESSENTIALS OF GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE	5
SARVADARSHANASAMGRAHA	15
SCIENCE OF CRITICISM IN INDIA, THE	7
SRI SANKARA	14
SRI VENKATESA SUPRABHATA	16
VIRATAPARVA MANIPRAVALA MANJARI	9
VISNUSAHASRANAMA	8

* - "Out of Print"
ADYAR LIBRARY PAMPHLETS	P No.
* A SANSKRIT LETTER OF MOHAMED DARA SHUKOH	8
ANYAPADESAPANCASAT	59
ARSAPRAYOGASADHUTVANIRUPANAM	43
ASTRONOMY AND MATHEMATICS IN KERALA	51
* ASVALAYANAGRHYAPARISISTA	36
* A VARIANT VERSION OF THE EKAGNIKANDA	1
* AYATANA	38
BADRANARAYANA AND VYASA	58
* BHARATAPRASASTI	21
* BHARATARASTRASAMGHATANA	12
BHAVYA'S MADHYAMAKAHRDAYA	48
BHAVYA ON MIMAMSA	54
* BRAHAMASUTRABHASYASIDDHANTASAMGRAHA	19
* CANDRAVAKYAS	11
* COGNITIVE SAMADHI IN THE YOGA SUTRA-S	52
* DASAKUMARAKATHASARA	18
* DHARMACAURYARASAYANA	9
DIALOGUE OF PLATO AND UPANISADS	57
FROM VEDIC SCIENCE TO VEDANTA	49
* FUTURE ROLE OF SANSKRIT (SANSKRIT LANGUAGE), THE	16
* FUTURE ROLE OF SANSKRIT (SANSKRIT LITERATURE), THE	17
* GOLADIPIKA	32
* HINDU RELIGION AND HINDU CUSTOMS	23
* IN DEFENCE OF MIMAMSA	28
* INDIA'S CULTURAL ROLE IN THE WORLD	20
* INFLUENCE OF INDIAN THOUGHT ON FRENCH LITERATURE	15
* INTRODUCTION TO THE EDICTS OF ASOKA	24
* KANAKAVALI OF NARAYANACARYA	40
KATHARVANA OF SIVADASA, THE	42
* LANGUAGE — BARRIER OR BRIDGE	25
* LANGUAGE PROBLEM IN INDIA, THE	13
* LAUKIKANYAYASLOKAH	34
LIST OF MSS. IN KRISHNA IYER'S LIBRARY	5
MANAMALA	26
MANAMALA — WITH TRANSLATION	47
* MODERN SANSKRIT WRITINGS	31
* MUKHABHUSHANAM	41
* PADAVIDHANA	22
PATANJALLI'S METAPHYSICAL SCHEMATIC	55
* PATH OF GREATNESS, THE	6
PAUSKARAGAMA	50
* PRAMANAMANJARI	4
* RAJAMRGANKA	2
* RASIGOLASPHUTANITI	29
* RGVARNAKRAMALAKSANA	35
* RTUVARNANA OF DURLABHA, THE	39
* SABARABHASYA-VYAKHYA-GRANTHA YOJANA	45
* SAMSKRTAGRANTHIVIGHATNAM	10
* SANSKRIT IN INDIA	14
* SARVA-DEVA-VILASA	33
SARVAJNATTARAGAMA	53
* SATPANCASIKA	3
* SIDDDHANTADARPANAM	30
SIDDDHANTHA PANJARA OF VINAYAKA	44
SPRITUALSCOPE OF THE UPANISADS	63
SUKTAVALI	46
TAPAS IN THE BHAGAVADGITA	61
TARAPTAMAPAUGHASUTRA	60
* UPEYA-NAMA-VIVEKA	37
VAISESIKA CATUHSUTRI	56
VEDIC AND MESOPOTAMIAN INTERACTION	62
* VISESAMRTA	7
* VRTTARATNAVALI	27

(SPECIAL VOLUME) BRAHMAVIDYA	Year	Vol. No.
THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY CENTENARY VOLUME, 1875-1975	1975	39
DR K. KUNJUNNU RAJA FELICITATION VOLUME 44-45	1980-81	44-45
GOLDEN JUBILEE VOLUME	1986	50
DR LUDO ROCHER FELICITATION VOLUME	1987	51
PROF. KUNHAN RAJA BIRTH CENTENARY	1995	59
DIAMOND JUBILEE VOLUME	1996	60
COLONEL HENRY STEEL OLCOTT DEATH CENTENARY COMMEMORATION VOLUME	2004-2006	68-70

S.NO.	NAME OF THE JOURNALS
1.	MADRAS
2.	MATRUVANI
3.	NAVASAKTI VIJAYAM
4.	PRATI BUDDH
5.	LAYAM
6.	TATTVALOKA
7.	NRISIMHAPRIYA
8.	TAPOVAN PRASAD
9.	VASANTA VIHAR
10.	WAKE UP INDIA
11	YOGA
12	WISDOM
13	VIHANGAMA
14	JOURNAL OF THE KRISHNAMURTI SCHOOLS
15	VIPASSANA NEWS LETTER
16	ANASAKTI International Journal of Non-violence in action
17	INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
18	SRILANKA Journal of Humanities
19	NEW QUEST
20	ALIGARH JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY
21	ARIEL
22	NEWS LETTER
23	BULLETIN D'ETUDES INDIENNES
24	ICCI NEWS LETTER
25	JOURNAL OF HINDU-CHRISTIAN STUDIES
26	STUDIES IN INDIAN PHILOSOPHY AND BUDDHISM
27	SANGEET
28	JIMS Journal of the Indian Musical Society
29	TRIVENI
30	FOLK LIFE (INDIAN)
31	THE ASTROLOGICAL MAGAZINE
32	VARADA
33	TATTVALOKA
34	THE DIVINE LIFE
35	MOUNTAIN PATH
36	PRABUDDHA BHARATA
37	BULLETIN OF THE RAMAKRISHNA MISSION INSTITUTE OF CULTURE
38	SRI RAMAKRISHNA VIJAYAM
39	THE VEDANTA KESARI
40	INTACH VIRASAT
41	VICHARASETU
42	VEDVANI
43	Bulletin of the Deccan College Post graduate and Research Institute
44	MATHRUBHUMI
45	SATYA NILAYAM
46	BHARATIYA VIDYA
47	JOURNAL OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
48	JOURNAL OF INDIAN COUNCIL OF PHLOSOPHICAL RESEARCH
49	INDIAN PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY
50	NITTYA KALYAN
51	FREEDOM FIRST
52	ANBOLI
53	JOURNAL OF THE ANATHACHARYA INDOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
54	PURANA
55	DRAVIDIAN STUDIES
56	RESEARCH BULLETIN
57	THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAYANANDA VEDA-PEETHA
58	JOURNAL OF INDIAN INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS
59	THE JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH MADRAS
60	SRI RAMANUJA VANI
61	THE RAMANA WAY
62	ANNALS OF THE BHANDARKAR ORIENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
63	SAMBODHI
67	SPIRITUAL INDIA CALLING
68	JOURNAL OF SUKRTINDRA ORIENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
69	TATTVA DARSANA
70	VAICHARIKI
71	DOWN TO EARTH
72	JOURNAL OF THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE (BARODA)
73	Indian Journal of Pure and applied MATHEMATICS
74	INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE
75	INDIAN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
76	MADHYA PRADESH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
77	KALYANA - KALPATARU
78	VISHVESHVARANAND INDOLOGICAL JOURNAL
79	SAGARIKA
80	SIDDHA MARUTHUVAM
81	COMPASSIONATE FRIEND
82	SIDDHANTHAM
83	THE INDIAN VEGETARIAN CONGRESS QUARTERLY
84	GNANA SAMBANDAM
85	GNANA OLI
86	VASANTHAM
87	SIVANANDHAR ARULVAKKU
88	KALAIMAGAL
89	MANGAIYAR MALAR
90	JOURNAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
91	ORIENTAL JOURNAL Sri Venkateswar University
92	SHARANA PATHA
93	VASANTHA IDHAZH
94	ISLAMIC CULTURE
95	STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY
96	The Theosophist
97	Adyar News Letter
98	KROTONIAN
99	The Campbell Newsletter
100	VISHVA BANDHUTVA (Jagruti)
101	VIDYA
102	THEOSOFIA
103	THE BEACON
104	THEOSOPHY
105	The Theosophical Movement
106	The Indian Theosophist
107	Theosophy-Science Group (Newsletter)
108	THE LIBERAL CATHOLIC
109	HEBREW (J)
110	SOPHIA
111	INSIGHT
112	ADYAR THEOSOPHIE
113	International Theosophical Centre Narden
114	DIVYAJNANA DEEPIKA (Telugu)
115	DIVYA JYOTHI (Kannada)
116	THEOSOPHICAL HISTORY
117	DER THEOSOPHISCHE PFAD
118	THEOSOPHISCHER KORRESPONDEZ-Brief
119	Theosophical Order of Service
120	The Service Link
121	LELOTUS BLEU
122	MANA SRIVISTA
123	Rivista Italiana di Teosofia
124	BIOSOFIA
125	SOPHIA
126	PORTUGAL TEOSOFICO
127	ADHYATMA JYOTHI
128	SOPHIA
129	TEOSOFEN
130	TEOSOOF
131	TIDLOS VISDOM
132	OSIRIS
133	TEOSOFI
134	RUUSU-RISTI
135	GANGLERI
136	THEOSOFIA
137	The South African THEOSPHIST
138	BILTEN
139	ILIEOE
140	TEOZOFIJA
141	TEOZOFSKA MISEL
142	JYOTI
143	The Indian Theosophist
144	The Bengal Theosophical Federation Bulletin
145	TAMIZHAGA BRAHMAGANI
146	Divyajnana Deepika
147	The Theo Scientist
148	The Bombay Theosophical Bulletin
149	The Kerala Theosophical Federation Bulletin
150	Theosophia
151	The Madras Theosophical Federation Bulletin
152	The Karachi Theosophist
153	FOHAT
154	Theosophist (Sri Lanka)
155	Monthly News Bulletin (Poona Lodge)
156	Messenger
157	The Light Bearer
158	Sociedad Teosofica en Uruguay
159	Olcott Bulletin
160	The Quest
161	SUNRISE
162	THEOSOPHY BARTA
163	THEOSOFIA (EN Argentina)
164	REVISTA TEOSOFICA CHILENA
165	Theosophical Digest
166	THEOSOFI
167	Saho Payana (Quarterly) Kannada
168	THEOSOPHY (New Zealand)
169	The Voice
170	The Theosophical Link
171	The Theosophical Society (Australia)
172	JAGATI
173	Theosophy (in Australia)
174	CIRCLES (Scotland)
175	Newsletter (Indo-Pacific Fed.
176	Theosophy Sandesha (Kannada)
177	Pattrika (Newsletter)
178	Living Theosophy
179	DIPTA DIBAKAR
180	Publishers (Monthly)
181	SPAN
182	ULTRA
183	BIBLO ASIA
184	I for Italy
185	U.N. Newsletter
186	Golden Link School Bulletin
187	The Guardian Weekly
188	VISDOMS (Danish)
189	Bulletin for Theosophists in Ireland
190	SPORTSTAR (Weekly)
191	ONE (Annual Magazine)
192	ATMAJYOTHI
193	HUMANISM
194	Samakalin Sahitya Samachara
195	BHARAT MUDRA
196	SWISS REVIEW
197	Pacific FRIEND
198	INDO SWISS BUSINESS
199	ASIA PACIFIC (Japan)
200	NEW THEME
201	THE WORD Plus
202	YOGA JOURNAL
203	Nandini (Voice for the Deprived)
204	MAYUR
205	Sai International
205	For the Love of Life
206	U News
207	Gaurav Ghosh
208	VOICE OF SILENCE
209	The Singapore Lodge (News letter)
210	Meet in Finland
211	German Samachara (Hindi)
212	GERMAN NEWS (Bi-monthly Magazine)
213	The Campaigner (NAV)
214	Satyanandam (Sanskrit)
215	Prasada (Kannada Bi-monthly)
216	Rutambhara (Gujarathi)
217	THE ANNUAL (Buddhist Culture Studies)
218	BIBLIO ASIA
219	TPI NEWS
220	PEACE
221	SOROPTIMIST (International)
222	Pathipputh Thozhil Ulagam (Ta)
223	NEWSLETTER (University of Texas)
224	"The Soul of Qur-an"
225	Pattrika
226	The Brock wood Observer
227	CHENNAI (Tourist Guide)
228	GOGRAS (Hindi)
229	RAMANODHAYAM (Tamil)
230	MAHA JYOTHI NILAYAM (Tamil)