# Open Source Dharma {% embed url="" %} The **Open Source Dharma protocol & meta-network** serves as a radical alternative to [Proprietary Dharma™️](https://www.opensourcedharma.info/view/proprietary-dharma) by making it easier for new forms of dharma to emerge. We do this by creating and maintaining an open protocol standard that incentivizes permission-less innovation, cross-lineage collaboration, and transparent organization around dharma community & practice. Think of it as [An Internet of Dharma](https://www.opensourcedharma.info/view/internet-of-dharma), which is open to everyone, democratically self-governing, to use Peter Limberg's phrase, is a "wisdom commons." The Open Source Dharma standard offers a [suite of protocols](https://www.opensourcedharma.info/view/osdharma-protocols) that brings more openness to more aspects of the Sangha activities. Any dharma teacher or community is welcome to join the Open Source Dharma movement by implementing any of these protocols in their communities of practice. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.opensourcedharma.info/master.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.