Chapter 370 Task
Zhou Zhi reached out and touched the three piles of paper separated by Teacher Yuan, and found that the feel was indeed somewhat different.
“It is forgivable to confuse Lian Si Paper with Tai Shi Lian. After all, it is equivalent to the difference between first-grade and second-grade products,” Teacher Yuan said seriously: “But Tai Shi Paper can also be confused with them. , it’s a big no-no.”
“In fact, light transmission is the best way to distinguish.” Teacher Yuan taught Zhou Zhi. Lifting the paper up and facing the light, he commented: "Taishi paper is a rough paper with uneven fiber thickness. Through light, you can see that there are many impurities in it."
"The fourth paper is different, the fiber It feels dense and delicate, smooth on the front and slightly astringent on the back, with no particles such as straw stick chips sticking to it. ”
"Taishi Lian is even more powerful. The paper texture is even and even. The paper material is very fine, thin and noisy. The texture is obviously better than the Lian Si paper on the side."
"In fact, with the development of the times, with the There are many kinds of paper named "Lianzhi" , because at that time Liancheng was synonymous with the origin of good paper, so all kinds of paper were vying to be called "Lianzhi" to be proud of. "
" Among them, cotton-linked paper was the best, and cotton-linked paper was actually the name. A kind of rice paper. The color is as white as jade and even. It is clean and delicate, soft and tough. The more sophisticated printings in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China often used cotton paper. "
"There is also Liuji cotton paper made by Wang Liuji, which is thinner than cotton paper. Still soft and resilient, imitate the tablet Yi utensils mostly use this paper. "
"The rest include Sichuan-lian paper, which was imitated by me in Sichuan. Because of its uneven thickness and poor texture, it was used in other places except for some county chronicles in central Sichuan. Rarely used.”
"There are two more types after that, machine-printed history paper and powder-printed paper. They are both made by machines. They are rough in texture, thin and brittle, and are not very long-lasting. The typesetting books and lithographic books in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of my country are mostly used. These two kinds of paper printing.”
“This knowledge has greatly improved today.” Zhou Zhi was scratching his head with excitement: “This is a chance to learn about the history of book printing in our country. Thank you, Teacher Yuan! "
"You're kidding." Teacher Yuan said with a smile: "I should be the one thanking you for donating so many precious repair papers to our institute. In order to commend your behavior, I personally give you a small gift.”
After saying that, Teacher Yuan also opened a small package, which contained a tome in a book box and a linear book.
"This is the "Selected Works of Great Men" printed on 'Yukou Paper' from Ninghua Zhiping in the 1970s, and the 'Poems of Great Men' printed on 'Xishan Paper' from Jiangle."
"Oh, this is too precious... I don't dare to accept this." Zhou Zhi waved his hands in fright.
It’s impossible to say you don’t like them, but at first glance these two things are high-quality antiques produced regardless of cost. It’s not that Zhou Zhi doesn’t want them, but he’s afraid that Teacher Yuan will do what he did today in ten years. I regretted it so much that I couldn't sleep.
“This is not free, there is still a mission!”
“A mission...?”
“Elbow, I heard that your hometown is Jiachuan County, Manzhou City?”
"Ah, yes."
"Is there a Fawang Temple in your hometown?"
"Yes! It's in Erli Township. Legend has it that the Empress Dowager Cixi used half of Luan Jia's flowers to Half of what was built by imperial decree was used to build the Baoguo Temple in Mount Emei..."
After saying this, Zhou Zhi suddenly jumped up : "I know what Teacher Yuan's mission is! "Dragon Hidden Sutra"! It can only be "Dragon Hidden Sutra" from Fawang Temple!"
"It's really not tiring to talk to you." Teacher Yuan smiled. "It seems that you really care about your hometown... Mr. Gu said you like to use one word, intangible cultural heritage?"
"Yes, the task I'm talking about is the "Dragon Tibetan Sutra" of Fawang Temple!" Even Gu Youwen's profound knowledge was confused: "The rulers of the Qing Dynasty believed in Buddhism and ordered people to compile Buddhist scriptures many times. As far as I know "Dragon" "The Tibetan Sutra" was started in the eleventh year of Yongzheng and completed in the third year of Qianlong, which took five years. "
"The engraving is made of fine pear wood, and each copy of the sutra is carved. On the title page of the first volume, there is a picture of Sakyamuni preaching, The long live tablet, the last page of the last volume has the protector Wei Tuo, and the other two sides are engraved with words. The carving is fine, the knife skills are refined, and the fonts are elegant."
"There are one hundred and ten scriptures in the whole set. Eight letters, each thick from 300 to It contains more than 500 pages and weighs about 100 kilograms. It uses more than 370,000 taels of gold foil and nearly 1,800 taels of gold powder. "
"This is "Long Zang". ""
"Yes, that's it." Zhou Zhi's admiration for Gu Youwen couldn't help but increase: "Master Zuzu is so knowledgeable and memorized! He knows everything!"
Gu Youwen waved his hand: "This is amazing It's strange. As far as I know, after the completion of this set of sutra boards, only a hundred sutras were printed and distributed to major temples across the country."
"It was never printed again until Qianlong. Later, it was moved to Berlin Temple for storage. Seng Lusi and the abbot of Berlin Temple were jointly responsible for the protection, and it was still supervised by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "
"There are many big temples across the country, but I have never heard of Jiachuan. Fawang Temple is so amazing, how can it still contain such an important classic as the Dragon Hidden Sutra?"
"This story is quite long to tell," Zhou Zhi glanced at Teacher Yuan and said.
Teacher Yuan not only refused to come to the rescue, but also looked at him with a smile. At that moment, there was even a hint of a little girl's narrow-mindedness in his eyes, meaning I don't think you dare to say anything?
Zhou Zhi had no choice but to cough dryly: "Fawang Temple was founded in the Tang Dynasty. During this period, it experienced wars in the late Tang Dynasty and was destroyed many times by wars in the late Song Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, but was destroyed again in the wars and wars in the late Ming Dynasty. Banditry. "
"By the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Fawang Temple was in ruins, with only the main hall and three stone fields remaining."
"In order to deal with the chaos, the ancestors of the local Hong and Yang families gathered together to discuss, and sent people to the capital of Shu to hire eminent monks to take charge of temple affairs and promote Buddhism."
"In the fifth year of Qianlong's reign, the Sansheng Temple in Chengdu An eminent monk named Guangsui, known locally as "Solid Monk", came to Fawang Temple and led his disciples to build houses and plant trees, which revitalized Fawang Temple. ”
"Since becoming the abbot of Monk Guangsui, he has advocated Zen Master Baizhang's teachings of "not working a day without eating" and integrating agriculture and Zen, and worked diligently. By the time of his death in the 27th year of Qianlong's reign, Fawang Temple had already built a main hall, The Palace of the Heavenly King and the East and West Corridors were built with more than a thousand gold accumulated in them. Tian Qiye."
"Fawang Temple began to prosper."
"Monk Shizhen inherited the Poshan sect, taking the Linji sect as his sect, and started practicing Buddhism from the Linji sect. Beginning with the thirty-fifth Zen Master Guangsui, he has experienced During the reign of Ke, Benhui, Huiyuan, Wulian, and the 40th Shi Defeng, they imitated the layout of Huayan Temple in Chongqing and rebuilt the Main Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the East and West Corridors, the Fire Ancestor Hall, and the Abbot Hall."
“Because red Danxia stone is often used in construction For the columns, corridors and walls, when the temple was completed, it was known as the "No. 1 stone masonry in the world""
"Monk Defeng was frugal in his own life. Before his death, he said: After death, he will save money and not build tombs. No monument is erected, the ashes are buried in an ordinary tower.”
"Then it was passed down to Monk Guoshan."
"Seven generations of Guoshan, the forty-first generation of Linji Sect, served as the abbot from the Xianfeng year to the tenth year of Tongzhi. Guoshan is quite proficient in poetry and calligraphy. , is the founder of the revival of Fawang Temple. Not only did he pay off the debts Defeng had incurred for building the temple, he also continued to build the temple to its current huge scale. ”
(End of this chapter)
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