Banarasi Lal is a scholar focused on the recovery and compilation of rare and lost Buddhist texts. Associated with the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath, his work involves editing and presenting important manuscripts. He is the editor of दशतत्त्वसङ्ग्रहः (Daśatattvasaṅgrahaḥ) of Ācārya Kṣitigarbha and has compiled लुप्त बौद्ध वचन संग्रह (Lupta Bauddha Vacana Saṃgraha), a collection of otherwise lost Buddhist teachings.