This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Smith, E. Gene".
E. Gene Smith writes from Seattle, Washington. He was a student of Dezhung Rinpoche, a Buddhist mystic residing in Seattle after exile from his native Tibet.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also "Dezhung Rinpoche III, 1906-1987" file.
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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1962/05/03 |
TALS to Merton |
I am writing to you at the request of my teacher, Dezhung Trulku, Kunga Tempi Nyima, to thank you |
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1962/05/24 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
Thanks for your very kind and welcome letter in behalf of the Reverend Deshung Trulku, I shall |
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