The "Zhaocheng Golden Treasure" has been in existence for nearly a thousand years since its birth, and has gone through wars and years.
Cui Fazhen's broken arm was carved for nearly 30 years, and this book is available only; Jiang Weixin took the risk to board the boat, and then there was the "Golden Seal" engraving test that later caused a shock in the academic circle; Shi Jian led the Eighth Route Army soldiers to rescue the scriptures with blood. Today, more than 4,000 volumes of "Golden Tibet" are preserved in the National Library of China. At the beginning of the founding of New China, if not all parties paid attention to and donated, some of the books may not be rescued in time and suffered irreversible damage ... Almost every step is not allowed. Lost, fortunately, we have not missed every step.
Beyond the thrilling story, Li Jining, a research librarian at the National Library of China's Ancient Books Museum who has been studying "Golden Tibetan" for more than 30 years, said, "Don't just go for fun and listen to stories. We should look at historical events with a historical perspective and use scientific methods. Research historical data. "This may be the best response to the ancient Tibetan history, life, and life.
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"Zhaocheng Golden Treasure" has survived to this day through the reverence of one person after another.
Without the piety of Cui Fazhen and the devotees, there would be no engraving of "Golden Tibetan" (also known as "Zhaocheng Golden Tibetan") that lasted nearly 30 years; without the visit of Monk Fan Cheng and Jiang Weixin's adventure, Moving forward, there will be no discovery and key research of "Golden Tibetan"; without the keen vision of Shi Jian, the general of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Jin, and the soldiers' life-saving lives, "Golden Tibetan" cannot be passed on to this day.
In 1949, these yellow scrolls and the red scrolls were delivered to the then Beiping Library (predecessor of the National Library of China today) for preservation. At the time when the country was alive and well, the restoration of the "Golden Tibetan" took 16 years, and it was possible to provide the main copy for the reorganization of the "Chinese Tripitaka (Chinese)" in the 1980s.
The "Dazangjing" is the collection of Buddhist classics, and "Golden Tibetan" is the only golden dynasty in the Jin Dynasty. Because "Golden Tibetan" is the first carved Buddhist scripture "Opening the Treasure" (from the Han Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty, the congregation of Buddhist monks who translated Buddhist scriptures, Song Taizu Kaibao began carving in four years-reporter's note) With its existence, future generations will have a chance to get a glimpse of the appearance of "Open Treasure".
This context is wobbly for thousands of years. In the end, in the care of seemingly accidental history, it also fragile and tenacious came to our time.
Birth
From the moment "Golden Tibetan" was born, it contains many details that are difficult for modern people to understand. For example, why are there people like Cui Fazhen who practiced hard, from about 1149 to 1173, for nearly thirty years, and only wanted to print a Buddhist scripture?
Since the 1990s, Li Jining, a research librarian at the National Library of China Ancient Books Library, has begun to focus more on the study of "Golden Tibet." According to reports, there are only a few pieces of information about Cui Fazhen's publication "Golden Tibetan" in handed down documents.
The "Yongle Grand Canon" and other documents have repeatedly quoted the content of "Analysis of Jin" written by Xiong Mengxiang, who had died in the late Yuan Dynasty. Among them is the introduction of the life and main deeds of the founder of the sculpture "Golden Tibetan": "In the eighteenth year of Jin Dading (AD 1178), Cui Jin, a daughter of Luzhou, Fazhen, a seal was entered into the dynasty, and Sheng'an Temple was set up. The altar was ordained by Fazhen as Bhikuni. Twenty-one years (AD 1181) was used to reach the Jingshi in scriptures. Twenty-three years (AD 1183) was given to the master of purple clothing, and the temple was collected and stored in Hongfa Temple and the west of Hongfa Temple With it. Four years of Mingchang (1193 AD), the monument was set up. The secretary and Hanlin Xiu wrote Zhao Jiji. Hanlin's assistant lecturer bachelor party Huaiying.
These clues confirm that "Golden Tibetan" was created by Cui Fazhen. She printed a Tibetan scripture and dedicated it to the then emperor Jin Shizong Wan Yanyong, and was ordained as a bhikkhuni at Sheng'an Temple. She also received the emperor's award for these dedications. Unfortunately, the original monument recording this piece of information was lost in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
In 1996, Li Jining found a piece of information from the inscription of the collection "Yansha Tibetan". After research, one of the key details is: "Daughter of Cui Jin, the eldest son of Luzhou County, Ming Fazhen, good at childhood, 13 years old Broken arm to become a monk. Try to vow to sculpt the Tibetan Scriptures, and for 30 years, Fang Ke has achieved success. "Li Jining believes that the inscription is exactly according to the text of Zhao Yunbei. Zhao Yan is the "secretary and Hanlin Xiu" of the Jin Dynasty mentioned earlier. Regarding Cui Fazhen's deeds, what Zhao Ji recorded was first-hand information.
In 2016, Li Jining also researched the "Reclamation of the Taiyin Temple Monument by the Master of the Carved Scriptures" found in Taiyin Temple, Yi County, Shanxi Province, and introduced the cause of Cui Fazhen's monk in more detail. Taiyin Temple's role in the process of carving. The two corroborate each other and enrich the story of the birth of "Golden Tibetan".
Broken arms may be a practice chosen by the people at that time to show their pious heart. Today it seems that it is no longer in line with modern civilization. But this can also be understood from another aspect, why Cui Fazhen is willing to use the best time in his life to complete such a huge project.
Jiang Weixin, a scholar of the Republic of China and a key figure in the study of "Golden Tibet" at the time in the southwest of Shanxi at that time, used eight words to describe "rich material resources and a good public mind." "Buddhism originated in India and spread to Gansu through the Silk Road. It was divided into two branches. One branch developed from north to Shanxi and then south to Henan." Li Jining also introduced another important background: early hemp papermaking. Shanxi produces raw materials and has a developed handicraft industry, and papermaking and printing are related to it; we have seen the classics of early printing, and many of them are preserved from Shanxi.
How many copies of "Golden Tibetan" were originally printed, it is no longer known, but this number will not be too much. The formation of the Buddhist scriptures in the Chinese language began in the Southern and Northern Dynasties from the fifth to the end of the sixth century, and developed in the form of official training. The authority to engraving and publishing the Buddhist scriptures was in the hands of the government. During the Kaibao period of the Northern Song Dynasty, the first woodcut version of the Chinese Buddhist scriptures, Kaibao Treasure, was born, and since then there have been merit collections of folk fundraising. Every carving requires huge manpower and material resources, which is one of the reasons why the Tibetan experience is replaced by official training.
It is not easy to make a Buddhist scripture. Cui Fazhen's wish and persistence are even more rare.
"Golden Tibetan" is not "roughly made" because it is a folk merit. As Du Weisheng, a research librarian at the National Library of China's Ancient Books Museum and an expert in ancient books restoration, said, the first five offerings of the Buddha can also provide a bowl of clear water if there are no flowers or fruits. The folk believers at the time came up with the best things they could come up with to create this Buddhist scripture.
Just having the heart is not enough, "Golden Tibetan" will not be produced out of thin air, it needs a copy, go to engraving, and then print. The reference to "Golden Treasure" is an overwrite of "Open Treasure", which is explaining this "bottom" problem.
Li Jining introduced that although "Opening the Treasure" was an influential Buddhist scripture in the Buddhist world, the concept of cultural relics at that time was different from today. People did not view the "Opening the Treasure" so rare, not to mention that it was not too long before the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. . People make vows, writing boards is prone to errors, and the time is too long. It is better to redeem a set of open treasures to engraving, which is the most cost-effective.
"Put the word (" Open Treasure ") on a wooden board, rub off the surface fibers, and paste the word on the wooden board, and then engraving." Li Jining described the process of engraving, "So, destroy an" Open Treasure " , Engraved a "Zhaocheng Golden Treasure", incarnation of hundreds of thousands. "The carving at that time did not have much culture, even the title of" Opening the Treasure ", the content of which officials did what work were all carved in.
The layout and font of "Golden Treasure" is the same as "Open Treasure". Li Jining explained that "Opening Treasure" is a big collection of "ancestors", which affected "Golden Tibetan" and "Korean Tibetan" on the Korean Peninsula. Today, I want to study it. There are only 12 volumes left in the world, so I use the "Golden Tibetan", which still exists in the world, to return to the research of "Open Treasure".
Under such a background, let's understand the basic information of "Golden Tibetan" again, "It is compiled according to thousands of characters, from Tianzi to a few characters, where there are 682 yuan. A few words are collected by Wan Shantong and collected. The meaning of merit is complete, the old engravings stop here "(Jiang Weixin's" Golden Tibet "carving seal beginning and end examination"). The Chinese Buddhist scriptures were originally unruly. After the introduction of the Kaiyuan Buddhist Teachings during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the ancient Buddhist scriptures were organized according to this system. Most of the layout of "Golden Tibetan" is 23 lines per board and 14 characters per line. Since then, he has undergone disintegration, engraving, and copying. There are inconsistencies in the layout, and for this reason.
The place name in the name of "Golden Tibetan"-Zhaocheng County, Shanxi Province (now Zhaocheng Town, Hongdong County, Shanxi Province) is not its place of carving. The real place of carving is in Jiezhou (now Shanxi Province, not far from Zhao City). Tianning Temple in Jinglin Mountain, 10 kilometers west of Yunzhou Town, Yuncheng District, Yuncheng City, is engraved by the "Kaidiao Buddhist Scriptures Association". The reason why it is called "Zhaocheng Golden Treasure" is because this print, which was first discovered at Guangsheng Temple in Zhaocheng in 1933, was printed in Yanjing during the Yuan Dynasty ancestor Kublai Khan middle age (1160 ~ 1264), and the loose leaf was transported to Zhao In the city, the Pangjia Jingfang was glued and mounted into rolls. At the beginning of each roll, a picture of the "Sakyah Saying" carved by Guangsheng Temple was added. Many people mistakenly believe that Zhaocheng Guangsheng Temple is printed in Guangsheng Temple, but this is not true.
Li Jining said that "Golden Tibetan" was found in Guangsheng Temple and there are 550 volumes in Sakya Monastery in Tibet. "It was discovered when the Central People's Government sent someone to condolences in 1959. Therefore, it is not stated that "Open Treasure" is a solitary copy, but only that it is extremely rare to be passed down. "
Buddhist scripture expert Tong Wei, a core scholar who edited the "Chinese Tripitaka", said in his article "Zhao Cheng Golden Treasure" and "Chinese Tripitaka": "The" Zhao Cheng Golden Treasure "not only retains thousands of volumes that have been almost completely lost. The original reproductions of the treasure and Liao Tibetan editions, as well as a small number of scrolls of the Liao Dynasty Square, provide valuable historical materials for the study of Buddhist scriptures, collation and woodcut carving history. "
Reproduce
"Golden Tibetan" has the "noble" in destiny. When it was silent, it always met the right person when it was nine dead.
Before the discovery of "Golden Tibetan", both the temples and the academic circles lacked the Tripitaka. Li Jining combed the history and process of discovering it in the article "Discovering the" Zhaocheng Golden Treasure "". In 1930, General Zhu Qinglan, then the "President of the North China Charity Federation," discovered a rare Song and Yuan edition of the "Sangsang Tibetan" during a drought relief investigation in Shanxi. Photocopy this Buddhist scripture.
However, it is not so easy to compile this Buddhist scripture based on the Song and Yuan ancient texts. The first question is, how can I get a complete Buddhist scripture? In October 1931, a key figure joined the Photocopy Song Book Collection, and he was Master Fan Cheng. Matching the missing volume has become one of the most important tasks in this "project", and Fan Cheng is also one of the "business lines" of matching. When he expanded the scope of his investigation and came to Guangsheng Temple in the summer of 1933, he discovered the "superior magic weapon".
Li Jining defined Master Fan Cheng as "the discoverer of the Buddhist scriptures of Guangsheng Temple in Zhaocheng County, Shanxi Province from the perspective of cultural relics." When the discoverer organized the scriptures, he had persuaded the villagers to return the scriptures and had also invested in repurchasing them, for a total of more than 300 volumes. Because before that, many villagers would take it away when they went to the temple to visit. The home sells the scrolls to the field.
In 1934, Fan Cheng organized a survey at the upper temple of Guangsheng Temple, and the number obtained was 4,975. These scriptures played a key role in the photocopying of the Song and Tibetan Relics of 1935. However, Master Fan Cheng and a number of heavyweight scholars at the time were still puzzled by the complexity of this Buddhist scripture in Guangsheng Temple. They haven't figured out the structure, scale, host of the engravings, helpers, date of publication, region, etc.
At this time, Jiang Weixin appeared.
In the autumn of 1934, Ouyang Yang, the founder and dean of Nanjing Chinene College, sent his disciple Jiang Weixin to Guangsheng Temple to investigate this ancient Tibetan scripture. Along the way, his experience is comparable to an adventure novel. Later, Jiang Weixin wrote this experience in the opening chapter of "Golden Seal":
"This autumn, Yu Jin took the command and went to the school. He crossed the river on September 29, arrived in Tongguan on October 1, and could n’t stop the rain. On the third day, he invaded the morning and went to the river to call for crossing. The boat did not dare to respond. There were two passengers in Linfen and Hongdong. The deadline was urgent, and the adventure was on board, and Yu was raised. The cable was released, the surge of the boat was horizontal, the boat was ineffective, and the workers were not allowed to transfer. Side, listen to its drifting. About twenty miles east, there is a shoal, looking around the wilderness, there is no helper. The boat is dragging the boat to the shore, and the others follow the edge of the grass and snakes, and occasionally lose their feet and fall into the water. After that, his eyes became ill, and the mountain residence was unhealed for dozens of days. Scholars were sincerely useless. "
It took more than 40 days before and after, but the scholar is not "useless". In such a short time, Jiang Weixin showed his great academic genius. Li Jining believes that the core academic value of Jiang Weixin's investigation report is reflected in the fact that he named the Tibetan headquarter of this department "Jinzang". After investigating and correlating the relevant historical materials, Jiang Weixin combined the historical materials about Cui Fazhen with the history of the publication and carving of this collection for the first time. In addition, Jiang Weixin speculated that the total collection should have about 7,000 volumes. Later, in the inscription written by Zhao Yong, it was found that the scriptures that Cui Fazhen transported to Zhongdu were 6,980 volumes, which proved that Jiang Weixin's speculation was quite accurate.
"This article by Jiang Weixin is the most comprehensive and scientific article that reveals" Zhao Cheng Jin Zang "so far, and it is the foundation for today's research of" Zhao Cheng Jin Zang. "Li Jining said. Monk Fan Cheng made his debut, but Jiang Weixin was the true discoverer of "Golden Tibetan". It was his discovery that established the true value and academic status of this Buddhist scripture.
It is regrettable that such an academic genius rushed to the ancient temple in Chongqing County, Sichuan Province at the end of 1935 to check the "Hongwu Nanzang", was abducted by bandits on the way, and was unfortunately killed when he wanted to escape at night. This is how a great man disappeared into nothingness.
Grabbing
This genius research result by Jiang Weixin has attracted the attention of the domestic academic circles and attracted the attention of the Japanese academic circles. In 1934, the Taisho New Revised Dharma Scripture, compiled and compiled by the Japanese academic community, was just published. It is conceivable how shocking China was when they announced the discovery of "Golden Tibet."
At that time, it was only three years before the 1937 war broke out. Japanese invaders have been trying to snatch "Golden Tibet" while in Shanxi. In the impending disaster, "Golden Tibetan" met another key figure: Shi Jian (formerly known as Li Weiluo), who was one of the founders of the Taiyue Base at that time, and was the secretary of the Second District Committee of the Taiyue District and the political commissar of the military district in 1940. The rescue took place in February 1942.
"People's Daily" on February 16, 1986 published the article "Remembering Comrade Shijian" written by the former Taiyue First Party Committee Secretary Gao Yangwen and other veteran comrades who fought with Shi Jian at the time. The text outlines the history of this "grabbing":
"In the spring of 1942, Shi Jian learned that the Japanese invaders were trying to rob Guangsheng Temple of" Zhaocheng Golden Tibetan. "He realized that this was a struggle to defend the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, and decisive measures must be taken. The enemy's hands hauled the Tibetan scriptures back. Because of the religious policy, he immediately asked the district party committee An Ziwen for instructions. After the district party committee approved, Shi Jian made a thorough arrangement and assigned the task to Zhang Tianzhang, director of the political division of the military division, and Li Xilin, secretary of the Zhaocheng county party committee. Working closely with the comrades of the Hongzhao County guerrillas and the local party committee, they entered Guangsheng Temple at night and seized scriptures from the Japanese tigers. The Tibetan scripture has more than 4,000 volumes. In the future, when it was time to deliver to the Party Committee of the district, we encountered a Japanese mob. Before the anti-mob began, Shi Jian announced discipline: 'People are in the scriptures, and they will co-exist with the scriptures.' Then these treasures followed the team and Japan. Kou Zhouxuan. Later, under the attention of leaders such as Bo Yibo, Chen Yi, Niu Peiyu, after six transfers, they arrived in Beiping in April 1949, and were approved by Bo Yibo, then secretary of the North China Bureau, and handed over to the Beiping Library for preservation. "
In order to restore this history, Li Wanli, the son of Shi Jian, spent nearly 40 years. Li Wanli interviewed dozens of parties, constantly digging into the historical truth of the Eighth Route Army's protection of "Golden Tibet", and tried to "dead" with false history. The history of the "grabbing" process is also corroborated by the Xinhua Daily (Taiyue Edition) report on July 6, 1942.
Counting lines on paper, the story is not simple. Whether it ’s the Japanese army ’s scooping news, or Shi Jian ’s awareness of cultural relics protection, and soldiers ’rescue and rescue, as long as there is a walking error,“ Golden Tibet ”may not be the treasure of the country we are proud of today, and I can only look forward to sighing with regret.
At that time, Mu Bin, who was formerly known as Ma Dianjun (formerly the Minister of Enemy Workers of the Second District Committee of Taiyue District), was dispatched by Shi Jian at that time to sneak into Linfen Japanese Kou 69 Division to serve as the intelligence squad leader. When Li Wanli interviewed Zhang Tianzhang, then the director of the Political Department of the Second Army Division of Taiyue, Zhang Tianzhang said: "The cruel" anti-sweeping "battle gap is inconspicuous, and it is not a key hotspot. It is a 'grabbing' that is easily overlooked. The news, however, caused Shi Jian's high alert. At that time, the painful concerns were about the transfer of hostile sentiments and the arms and grass. In order to solve the worries of life and death or seize the opportunity, cultural and educational information often did not care about and could not queue. Everyone admired Shi Jian very much. The decisiveness of vision, insight, and decisiveness, when the cultural literacy of the cadres in the base areas was not high, was fleeting. It is especially rare to have the consciousness and vision of the protection of cultural relics in the bloody battles that you die.
Li Wanli said that although these batches were precious, "the protection was also protected that year. The non-professional garrison's daily task was to fight wars and not be held accountable for passing by." Shi Jian's ability to make such decisions has its special origins. Shi Jian himself has a good cultural literacy. His father was an enlightened gentry. He founded a girl's elementary school and the first library in the county. He also served as the director of a local persuasive school for many years and has a good collection.
Rescue the scriptures also affect the whole body, you must ask the higher authorities for approval, otherwise it would be "destroying the united front" if it happened. There are two temples in Zhaocheng. Xingtang Temple is larger than Guangsheng Temple. After receiving the notification from Shi Jian, Li Xilin first sent the county guerrilla captain Xu Fangsheng to Xingtang Temple to investigate. The Fang Zhijing book was in Guangsheng Temple.
So Li Xilin rushed to Guangsheng Temple with Xu Fangsheng and his guards. However, the abbot Monk was very indifferent at first, and said indifferently: "Before Taiyuan fell, the Lieutenant General of the Central Military Command Li Weihuang of the First War Zone personally came to see me and I did not give it. After Taiyuan fell, the Second War Zone Chief Yan sent a teacher to ask for sutras, and I didn't give it either. "Li Xilin and others explained to him that according to reliable information, Japanese invaders were about to come and rob, and the military situation was urgent and urgent. In the end, the monk Li Kong agreed to give Jing, but only willing to hand it to Commander Zhu.
In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhu De led his team to live in Mamu Village, Zhaocheng County, leaving a good impression on the local residents. Li Xilin persuaded the monk Li Kong that Commander Zhu was in Taihang Mountain, thousands of miles away, and the scriptures were first transported to the base area, and then the commander's secretary sent him a note. The force air monk barely agreed.
At that time, except that there were mountain roads in the northeast of Guangsheng Temple that could pass through the base area, the rest were stationed by Japanese troops, trapped by the enemy, and danger could occur at any time. The scriptures were hidden in a pedestal of the Buddha more than three meters high, and all were safely transported from 8 pm to about 12 am.
During the retreat, the army had a firefight with the Japanese army, and several soldiers died. Our army did not fall in love and transported the scriptures directly to Kangyi Village in Anze County in the base area. At that time, this was the location of the Taiyue Second Prefectural Committee. Shi Jian was in and out of Shimenkou at the basement, waiting for the scriptures and directing forward to prevent accidents.
"I know today that it is a cultural relic, but ordinary people at that time did not understand it. Leaders have to have a strong sense of history (to communicate with soldiers), and I'm afraid it is not easy." Li Jining said. In the process of transferring the scriptures that year, indeed, some small soldiers did not understand the value of these cultural relics. They also tore off the order book blank space. Shi Jian was extremely distressed after discovering that anyone who suffered damage must be disciplined.
But it was also these little fighters, who were walking in the mountains and mountains with their scrolls on their backs. When crossing the river, the advance team took the branches to explore the depths, and put the scroll on their heads, for fear of getting it wet. The soldiers were carrying heavy bags, and sometimes they could not eat food for a few days. But protecting these scrolls is a military order. They lie on the soldier's back, just as important as their food, water, and guns and ammunition.
Faced with frequent harassment by the Japanese army, the scriptures did not arrive in Yan'an as planned, but were stored in an abandoned coal kiln in the mountainous area of Qinyuan County, Shanxi. This is the core base of Taiyue District, and it is the only place to go to Yan'an.
repair
After many transfers, although the scriptures were kept under special circumstances, due to the poor conditions, after the peaceful liberation of Peiping in 1949, the Cultural Relics Department of the Cultural Takeover Committee transferred the "Zhaocheng Golden Tibetan" to the then national Peiping Library. not optimistic. Scriptures are wet, and many are covered with black mold and stick together. Du Weisheng described: "In appearance, it looks like a charcoal, as hard as a wooden stick."
At 4:00 pm on May 14, 1949, the Beiping Library held an exhibition symposium for the restoration of "The Golden City of Zhao City". The conference was hosted by Wang Chongmin, acting director of Beiping Library, Yu Li, Fan Wenlan, Wang Yeqiu, Ma Shuping, Xiang Jueming, Han Shouxuan, Zhou Shujia, Juzhan Master, Zhefu Fu, Ji Xianlin, Zhang Wenjiao, Cheng Deqing, Zhao Wanli, etc. Officials and heavyweight experts related to the "Golden Tibetan" or research on ancient documents attended the meeting.
At the meeting, everyone unanimously agreed with Zhao Wanli's "preservation as it is", that is, the old one is as old as possible, and the "era background" of the book itself is preserved to the greatest extent, instead of being changed to a new one. Waiting to be repaired, in addition to the transferred scriptures, there are 192 volumes previously acquired by Beiping Library and 20-30 volumes of other private collections.
The repair work was not easy. At that time, the funds were very small. Even the paper for repairing was relied on by Master Juzan, Li Jishen and other celebrities to collect donations from people at home and abroad in places such as Hong Kong. It was not until June 1950 that the repair paper was ready.
Finding the right repairer is harder. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, financial constraints were so tight that it had to consider spending. Originally, 4 people participated in the repair work, and each person paid 180 kg of Xiaomi per month. But because there are too many ancient books to be restored, the whole museum is understaffed. At that time, it was difficult to talk about the large-scale cultivation of talents for the restoration of ancient books, and the number of restoration workers in "Golden Tibetan" was once reduced to one. In 1957, this situation also aroused the dissatisfaction of the then CPPCC member Li Yiping. Li Yiping publicly criticized the work of the Beijing Library at the CPPCC meeting. "If this continues, this famous Tibetan scripture will be mouldy." Later, the Ministry of Culture approved the addition of three people. Du Weisheng introduced that in order to find experienced restoration staff, the library looked around and invited experienced teachers from Liulichang.
This work lasted for nearly 16 years from July 1949 to 1965, leaving only a copy of the "Golden Seal Zhao Chengzang Repair Book", which only recorded the removal of several volumes of "Golden Tibet" from the library ".
Li Jining believes that under the circumstances of difficult personnel and funding, it is remarkable to undertake such a large-scale cultural relics protection project. We can't demand predecessors, but sum up experience to move forward better. For example, some scrolls are broken into two sections, and different people repair different parts, but one scroll has been completed, but it has become two pieces.
Because it was selected as the main copy of the newly edited Chinese Buddhist Scriptures, the Golden Gazette became even more famous. Today, the story of "Golden Tibetan" from its birth to its restoration has also become a hot spot of interest for all parties. But as Li Jining wrote at the end of the article about the discovery of "Golden Tibetan": "The history of" Zhaocheng Golden Tibetan "is not too far away from us, but a section of academic history is already" obscure "so hard to recognize. 'Story' is widely narrated, history is distorted, and the truth is 'lost.' "
Some people deny Jiang Weixin's research without rigorous research on academic achievements; while the Eighth Route Army rescued the section of "Golden Tibet", there were various interpretations. When Li Wanli went to the field for investigation, he also saw some vaguely forcibly putting gold on his face in order to prove that the village had stored the scriptures and competed for the title of "red tourism".
The story of Zhao Cheng Jin Zang is lively, but it is full of things that need to be studied carefully. "Don't just be entertaining, just listen to stories." Li Jining said, we should "examine historical events with a historical perspective and study historical data with scientific methods." From the title, the outside world is willing to say that "Golden Tibet" is one of the treasures of the four major town halls of the country map, but Li Jining feels that the country map can be called the "treasure" of countless ancient books. "We prefer to call important collections ".
Previously, there were limited means to publish materials, but now, after digitization, the literature research of "Golden Tibetan" has just begun. Seeking truth from facts, using academic methods to do research well, and using a down-to-earth mentality to understand the ins and outs of "Golden Tibetan," may be the best response to the ancient people's youth, life to promote, preserve, and restore this ancient Tibetan.
China Youth Daily · China Youth Daily reporter Hu Ning Source: China Youth Daily