Huge Buddhist Collection PublishedThe imperial edition of a huge Buddhist collection has been published by a Beijing publishing house.The Yongle North Collection, widely regarded as the most important sutra publication produced by the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is now available to everyone, the " Wenhui Daily" reported. The 200-volume collection has a nationwide circulation of 100 sets, the Shanghai-based newspaper said. As an imperial treasure in the Ming court, the block-print North Collection was carefully preserved by court officials and rarely seen by the common people. The Palace Museum has a copy of the precious collection. |
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