The Namgyal Institute of Tibetology sponsors and promotes research on various aspects of the Tibetan cultural area, including the aspects relevant to Sikkim. One of the prominent features of the Institute is the Tibetan Library that boasts of a commendably large collection of Tibetan works, such as Tibetan translations of both canonical as well as non-canonical works originally written in Sanskrit and Pali. The library is also blessed with the collections of the works of the Vth Dalai Lama, Mipham Rinpoche and Padma Lingpa. The general library contains a rich collection of books – in various languages – covering Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, Nepal and Bhutan and topics like History, Philosophy and Buddhism; journals and periodicals from prominent organizations and institutions; etc. It also stores a museum which is a rich storehouse of Tibetan iconography and religious art.