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A sad day for Tibetan Studies, an opportunity to remember a wonderful colleague

Gene Smith was not only an outstanding scholar who was dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan culture, to many of us he was also a kind and warm-hearted friend who was ever willing to share his vast knowledge of Tibet. … Continue reading

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Respects from Southwest University Library, Chengdu

本人参加海峡两岸学术交流会,于昨晚才从台湾返回。     惊闻金先生已经过世,悲痛万分!在此前的台北讲演中我还专门介绍了金先生一生为文献事业所做的贡献,还准备明年校庆时邀请他来学校为他的文献馆挂匾揭幕,万万没想到他老人家就这样仙逝了,真是世事无常!不过他老人家的一生是非常圆满的,他把他毕生的智慧和才能全部奉献给了藏文化的保护和发展事业上,并取得了世人瞩目的丰硕成果。他那高贵的品质和奉献精神更是值得我们永远学习和怀念!他的逝世不仅仅是我们文献事业的一大损失,更是整个藏学界的巨大损失!     我们为失去这样一位伟大的著名学者而深感痛惜!让我们深切哀思,缅怀这位曾经为藏学事业做出巨大贡献的先行者。让我们化悲痛为力量,继承他的遗志,不辜负他寄予我们的厚望,鞠躬尽瘁,为文献事业的发展贡献自己的一切才能。     金先生将永远活在我们的心中,永垂不朽!     在此,奔嘉向金先生的逝世致以沉痛的哀悼!向他的亲朋好友致以深切的慰问!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               奔嘉                                                                                                                                                                        2010年12月26日

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Leslie Kawamura, Yehan Numata Professor/Chair in Buddhist Studies, University of Calgary, AB., Canada

It is with great sadness and regret that I have learned of Gene Smith’s passing. As pointed our so eloquently by so many, we in Buddhist Studies owe so very much to him. He and his work will be remember … Continue reading

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Statement by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche On the Passing of E. Gene Smith, 1936-2010

Many people were saddened by the passing of E. Gene Smith, a peerless champion of Buddhist learning and a walking treasure of knowledge. Gene’s incomparable scholarship of Buddhism in general, and Tibetan Buddhist history in particular, makes his passing a … Continue reading

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From the Twelfth Kenting Tai Situpa

To family and friends of Gene Smith, Words cannot express the great service Gene Smith gave throughout his life to the preservation of Buddhist Dharma. His every effort for decades was to save precious Tibetan manuscripts from being lost. Not only that, … Continue reading

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Inspiration

Gene demonstrated how a single individual can be of such tremendous benefit to the world. What a great example in our time! Love to you Gene. –Gerry

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with sadness

Thimphu, Bhutan It is with great sadness and a sense of personal loss that I heard the news of Gene’s passing away. A giant and pioneer in our field has left us. People of my generation feel orphans. He was … Continue reading

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A Profound Scholar Who Preserved the Tibetan Culture and Religion

I am sorry to hear that Dr. Gene Smith has passed away.  When I first came to the USA in 1998 after I escaped from Tibet, I was walking in NYC one day and  happened upon the TBRC.  I was … Continue reading

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He was a great bodhisattva who worked tirelessly for dharma. Sherab Gyaltshen

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Gene Smith on Video

I had the good fortune to interview Gene Smith on camera on a couple of different occasions. The first time, in 2005, he gave me background on the Mindrolling lineage from the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism and also illuminated … Continue reading

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From Chögyal Namkhai Norbu

Säo Paolo, December 22, 2010 It is with deep sadness that I heard that Gene Smith passed away.  Gene has been  an unpretentious and altruistic man, a true scholar whose extraordinary work in favor of the Buddha Dharma and of … Continue reading

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From Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche

25, December 2011 To TBRC members and friends I am writing this letter on behalf of Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, the present Supreme Head of the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as from my own side. Gene’s contribution to … Continue reading

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From Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Jetsuma Tenzin Palmo’s brief tribute to Gene Smith is posted here with her permission. I was truly shocked and saddened by Gene’s sudden death, but of course it happens to us all eventually. I first met Gene in 1966 when … Continue reading

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From Michael Sheehy

A week ago Friday at dawn, after mourning all night, I rolled my legs over the bedside and gazed out the window into the gray-glow skyscape of New York City. “I live in a world without Gene Smith” was my … Continue reading

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From Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. December 21, 2010. All my dear brothers and sisters who have been helping with the library work for our kindest wish-fulfilling Gene Smith, It was quite a surprise that our dear Gene passed away. I don’t … Continue reading

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From Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, 33rd Abbot of Menri

The following was received today from Menri Trizin 33rd in Dolanji: Deepest condolences… Dear Jeff Wallman, Board Members and Staff of TBRC, Please accept my deepest condolences for the loss of Gene Smith. It was a shock for me to … Continue reading

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From Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Message from His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje From the time the Buddhadharma arrived in Tibet, the translation and production of texts formed a key area of activity, mobilizing and shaping Tibetan culture. During the mass exodus … Continue reading

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From Peter Skilling

A leaf falls Into the pond Before it sinks Its ripples spread Across the universe

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From Matthieu Ricard

In Memoriam: E. Gene Smith (1936-2010) It is with immense sadness that we heard of the untimely death of our dear friend and mentor Gene Smith. Gene was one of those luminaries that come once or twice in a century, … Continue reading

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From Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

In Memory of Gene Smith Survival of the Buddhadharma depends on vision, courage, determination and strength of the dharma upholders. We have witnessed in history that there is always an individual and usually an unsung person who would serve and … Continue reading

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