Reflecting on the life of Gene Smith

I heard this sad news from Zenkar Rinpoche and it shocked me so much!

I did not have the privilege to meet with him in person, but I admired him deep in my heart as a true Bodhisattva.

He supported all of our projects in China in whatever way he could.

Through him, we found the very rare and precious texts that we were searching for long time;
Through him, we were updated with always the most advanced technology for preserving those texts;
Through him, Paltseg books were introduced to major libraries and universities in west;
Through him, over 15000 volumes of Tibetan texts were donated to Southwest University for Nationalities in Chengdu, China where these texts are available for both Tibetan and Chinese students. As a Chinese Tibetan Buddhist, I am so grateful. I pray, more people in China will be benefited from learning Dharma. Through him who opened the door and made it all possible.

He was road when we need to travel; He was bridge when we need to cross river;
He was a friend who knew when and how to provided what you needed.

I pledge to devote myself to learn from him, to follow him, which will be my lifetime task.

Nicole Fan
Secretary to Zenkar Rinpoche

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