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April 11, 2013 2:54 pm GMT
SPIRITS IN THE CYBER WORLDApril 07, 2013, 12:00 AM | posted by Lara Klaber in FilmmakersFor Dafna Yachin, meeting E. Gene Smith was a life-changing moment.“I was told that Gene was a Tibetologist who had digitized thousands of 1,500-year-old Tibetan bats, though I was not s... Read more...
March 1, 2013 3:08 pm GMT
Philly filmmaker’s 'Digital Dharma' heads for Tel Aviv By Neal DhandFilm Critic The title of the new documentary by Philadelphia filmmaker and producer Dafna Yachin might sound like an oxymoron: “Digital Dharma.” Combining the technology age with an an... Read more...
March 1, 2013 3:06 pm GMT
A 50-Year Savings PlanFEBRUARY 27, 2013By: Greg Salisbury The fourth annual EPOS International Art Film Festival in Tel Aviv was showcasing a film this week made by two Jews about a Mormon dedicated to preserving Buddhist texts.
The documentary, Digital Dharma, which was directed by Mana... Read more...
February 18, 2013 4:34 pm GMT
BIFF 2013: Find, save, copy, paste'Digital Dharma' tells of one scholar’s work to save thousands of Tibetan textsBy Elizabeth Miller Photo courtesy of Lunchbox CommunicationsImagine a trove of knowledge as vast and extensive as the famous Library of Alexandria, heralded for... Read more...
November 8, 2012 5:05 pm GMT
E. Gene Smith was an amazing human being. On that, all who knew him can agree, from the high lamas and scholars who were inspired by his encyclopedic knowledge to the most humble, exiled Tibetans who were moved by his passion for literary preservation. As a non-Buddhist, I was honored th... Read more...
August 30, 2012 3:46 pm GMT
Tibet, north and east of the Himalayan Mountains is the highest region on earth. The county, its history, and its culture is the focus of the documentary, Digital Dharma: One Man's Mission to Save a Culture.The film captures the life and journey of E. Gene Smith, an unlikely hero who worke... Read more...
August 30, 2012 3:35 pm GMT
We speak with the filmmakers of "Digital Dharma," about the quest of one man to document the disappearing religious texts of Tibet. Our talk goes from the inspirations of the project to the logistics of filming in exotic and sacred locations. Its a very interesting discussion that shows ho... Read more...
August 28, 2012 8:46 pm GMT
Digital Dharma A divinely inspired gift for those devoted to Buddhism, preservation and/or a free Tibet, "Digital Dharma" is also an affectionate tribute to the late E. Gene Smith, the scholar, librarian and ex-Mormon who waged a 50-year struggle to save the endangered texts of... Read more...
August 24, 2012 4:30 pm GMT
By JOHN ANDERSON A divinely inspired gift for those devoted to Buddhism, preservation and/or a free Tibet, "Digital Dharma" is also an affectionate tribute to the late E. Gene Smith, the scholar, librarian and ex-Mormon who waged a 50-year struggle to save the endangered t... Read more...
August 21, 2012 7:17 pm GMT
By Joe Bendel. The holy texts of Tibetan Buddhism are not very portable. That is not necessarily a problem if you are studying peacefully in a monastery, but it is a serious drawback if your country is invaded by an imperial power. Such was indeed the fate of Tibet. Following the 1950 Communis... Read more...