Digital Dharma

2012
1h 30m

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When ancient writings of Sanskrit and Tibetan texts vanish over time, the history of a whole society - its philosophy, purpose and spiritual sense of enlightenment - is in danger of disappearing. Enter destiny in the form of American pacifist E. Gene Smith.

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Gene Smith was born in Utah and raised a Mormon. After studying science and anthropology, Smith relies on an interest and ability in obscure languages to avoid the Vietnam-era draft. While s... Read allGene Smith was born in Utah and raised a Mormon. After studying science and anthropology, Smith relies on an interest and ability in obscure languages to avoid the Vietnam-era draft. While studying Sanskrit and Tibetan at the University of Washington, he takes up Tibetan Buddhism... Read allGene Smith was born in Utah and raised a Mormon. After studying science and anthropology, Smith relies on an interest and ability in obscure languages to avoid the Vietnam-era draft. While studying Sanskrit and Tibetan at the University of Washington, he takes up Tibetan Buddhism as an academic pursuit and offers to help Tibetan refugees - brought to the U.S. to teach... Read all

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Technical progress advances the holy word!

We showed this at the Sedona Film Festival and it was quite a success with our audience. The film presents a refreshing way to view the importance of Tibetan ideas in a diverse world. The story of Gene Smith inspires as well as enlightens. Digital Dharma is an excellent example of how one person can do so much for the world consciousness. Its clear the filmmaker was passionate about the subject. Its also quite entertaining to see how the old world monks react to the digitalization of their sacred word. With appearances by the Dali Lama and other notable Tibetan holy men we are privileged to view a technical phenomena permeate classic ideas in a positive way.