# Open Source Dharma ![](/files/-LmQ7jysRbpbm12lajNB) [Open Source Dharma](https://www.opensourcedharma.info/) is a newly proposed open standard & network, whose aim is to encourage the flourishing of a transparent, collaborative, creative, & evolutionary ecosystem of dharma. The Open Source Dharma protocol serves as a radical alternative to [Proprietary Dharma](/master/view/proprietary-dharma.md) by making it easier for new forms of dharma to emerge. We do this by creating and maintaining an open standard that incentivizes permission-less innovation, cross-lineage collaboration, and transparent organization. Think of it as [An Internet of Dharma](/master/view/internet-of-dharma.md). The Open Source Dharma standard has [3 ranks](/master/view/osdharma-ranks.md), each demonstrating greater openness & transparency in the project than the previous. Any dharma teacher or community is welcome to join the Open Source Dharma movement by implementing this protocol 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/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.