Riding the wind of rebirth

Zhou Zhi reached out to touch the three stacks of paper that Mr. Yuan had separated, and found that the texture was indeed different.

"It's forgivable to confuse Lian Sizhi with Taishilian, after all, it is equivalent to the difference between first-grade and second-grade grades," Teacher Yuan said seriously: "It is a huge mistake to confuse Taishi paper with them. It should be."

"Actually, light is the best way to distinguish." Teacher Yuan taught Zhou Zhi to lift the paper, and said to Guangping: "Taishi paper is rough-edged paper, and the fiber thickness is uneven. Through light, you can see that there are many impurities in it."

"Liansi paper is different. The fiber feels dense and delicate, the front side is smooth, and the back side is slightly astringent. There will be no particles such as grass stick debris sticking to it."

"Taishi Lian is even more powerful. The paper quality is uniform, the paper material is very thin, thin and sound, and the texture is obviously better than the four consecutive papers on the side."

"Actually, with the development of the times, there are still many kinds of paper named "Lianzhi". Because Liancheng at that time was synonymous with the place where good paper was produced, all kinds of paper competed to be proud of "Lianzhi". "

"Among them, cotton-linked paper is the blue one. Cotton-linked paper is actually a kind of rice paper. It is white as jade, even and delicate, soft and resilient. Cotton-linked paper was often used for more sophisticated printed books in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China."

"In addition, there is Liuji cotton paper made by Wang Liuji. The paper is thinner than cotton paper, but still soft and resilient. This paper is often used for imitation and extension of Yi wares."

"The rest include Chuanlian paper, which was imitated by me in Sichuan. Because of its uneven thickness and poor texture, it is rarely used except for some county annals in central Sichuan for printing."

"In the future, there will be two more types, machine-linked history paper and toner-linked paper, all made by machines, with poor texture, thin and brittle, and not very old. Typesetting books in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, and lithographed books are mostly used. These two kinds of paper printing."

"Today's knowledge has exploded." Zhou Zhixi scratched his head and excitedly said, "This is a chance to learn about the history of book printing in our country. Thank you, Teacher Yuan!"

"Just kidding." Teacher Yuan said with a smile: "I should be the one to thank you for donating so much precious restoration paper to our research institute. By the way, in recognition of your behavior, I personally give you a small Gift."

After speaking, Teacher Yuan also opened a small package, which contained a tome in a book box and a linear single book.

"This is the "Anthology of Great Men" printed on Ning Huazhiping's 'Yukou Paper' and the "Poems of Great Men" printed on Jiangle's 'Xishan Paper' in the mid-70s."

"Oh, this is too precious... I dare not accept this." Zhou Zhi waved his hands in fright.

It's impossible to say that you don't like it, but these two things look like antique boutiques made regardless of cost. It's not that Zhou Zhi doesn't want it, but he's afraid that Teacher Yuan will regret what happened today and can't sleep. .

"It's not free, there are still tasks!"

"Task?"

"Elbow, I heard that your hometown is Jiachuan County, Manzhou City?"

"Ah yes."

"Then, 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 the flowers from the Luanjia to build it, and the other half was used to build the Baoguo Temple in Mount Emei..."

After saying this, Zhou Zhi suddenly jumped up: "I know what Teacher Yuan's task is! "Dragon Canon"! It can only be the "Dragon Canon" of Fawang Temple!"

"I'm really not tired talking to you." Teacher Yuan smiled: "It seems that you really care about your hometown... Mr. Gu said you like to use a word, intangible cultural heritage?"

"Yes, the task I'm talking about is the "Dragon Canon" of Fawang Temple!"

Even Gu Youwen's profound knowledge was confused: "The rulers of the Qing Dynasty believed in Buddhism and ordered people to sort out Buddhist classics many times. As far as I know, the "Dragon Canon" was first engraved in the 11th year of Yongzheng and completed in Qianlong. Three years, it took five years."

"The engraving blocks are made of high-quality pear wood. The title page of the first volume of each letter has a picture of Sakyamuni's teachings and a long-lived card, and the last page of the last volume has Wei Tuo who protects the Dharma. The rest of the front and back are carved with words, and the carving is fine. , the knife technique is refined, and the font is beautiful."

"There are 500 letters in the whole set of scriptures, each letter is 37 to 800 pages thick and weighs about [-] catties. The gold foil used is worth more than [-] taels of silver, and nearly [-] taels of gold powder was used."

"Is this the "Dragon Canon" you are talking about?"

"Yes, that's it." Zhou Zhi's reverence for Gu Youwen couldn't help adding another layer: "Master Zuzu is really knowledgeable and memorized! He knows everything!"

Gu Youwen waved his hand: "This is strange. As far as I know, after the completion of this sutra plate carving, only [-] scriptures were printed and distributed to major monasteries across the country."

"After that, it was never printed again. In the late Qianlong period, it was moved to Bolin Temple for storage. The Senglu Division and the abbot of Bolin Temple were jointly responsible for protecting it, and it was still under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"There are so many big temples in the country. I have never heard of how amazing Jiachuan Fawang Temple is. How can it contain such an important classic as the Dragon Canon?"

"It's a long story to tell." Zhou Zhi glanced at Teacher Yuan and said.

Teacher Yuan not only refused to rescue him, but also looked at him with a smile. At that moment, there was even a trace of little girl's constriction in his eyes, which means I think you dare not say it?

Zhou Zhi had no choice but to cough dryly: "Fawang Temple was first established in the Tang Dynasty, during which it experienced wars in the late Tang Dynasty, and was destroyed many times by military disasters in the late Song Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and was destroyed by the wars and bandits in the late Ming Dynasty."

"By the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the Fawang Temple had already collapsed, leaving only the main hall and the three-stone field."

"Thinking of chaos, the ancestors of Hong and Yang gathered together to discuss, and sent people to Shudu to hire eminent monks to take charge of temple affairs and promote Buddhism."

"In the fifth year of Qianlong's reign, the Buddhist name of Sansheng Temple in Chengdu was Guangsui. An eminent monk known locally as a 'solid monk' came to Fawang Temple and led his disciples to build fields and houses, plant trees and fields, and revitalized Fawang Temple."

"Since the abbot of Monk Guangsui, he has advocated the teaching of Zen master Baizhang's 'one day without labor and one day' of farming and Zen, and worked diligently. By the time of the 27th year of Qianlong, Fawang Temple had repaired the main hall and Tianwang hall. , two corridors in the east and west, more than a thousand accumulated funds, and seven properties in the fields."

"Fawang Temple began to prosper from then on."

"The solid monk inherits the Poshan faction, takes Zen Linjimen as the sect, and promotes Buddhism and Zen. Starting from the fifth Zen master Guangsui of Linji sect No. 30, he has experienced Jike, Benhui, Huiyuan, Wulian, and to forty. During Shidefeng’s presidency, imitating the layout of Huayan Temple in Yuzhou, the Daxiong Hall, Tianwang Hall, East and West Corridors, Huozu Hall, and Abbot Hall were rebuilt.”

"Because red Danxia stone is mostly used in the construction of columns, corridors and walls, the day the temple was completed, it was known as 'the best stonework in the world'."

"But Monk Defeng is frugal in his own way, and he said in his lifetime that he should keep things simple and save money after death. He does not build graves or monuments, and his ashes are buried in ordinary pagodas."

"Then it was passed on to monk Guoshan."

"Seven generations of Guoshan, Linji Zong No. 40 I, served as abbot from Xianfeng to Tongzhi ten years. Guoshan is quite proficient in poetry and calligraphy, and he is the ancestor of Zhongxing Fawang Temple. Pay back the debts owed by Defeng to build the temple. Not to mention the debts, they continued to build large-scale construction projects, and built Fawang Temple to the huge scale it is today."