Cultural relics | Let the text written in ancient books live

In 2010, the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Library (Diqing State Ancient Books Protection Center) found a group of Tibetan classics that have been sealed for a long time with the assistance of the villagers of Nagra Village, Gehla Township, Shangri -La. In September 2014, with the strong support of the National Ancient Books Protection Center and the Yunnan Ancient Books Protection Center, the restoration of the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Sutra" was fully carried out, which lasted for four years. 83 people in the protection and restoration of ancient books in Sichuan, Chongqing, and other places participated in the restoration in September 2018. A total of 2285 leaves in Tibetan ancient books were restored.

On October 14, 2010, the inspection team excavated the Nagra Cave for the first time

The National Library and the National Ancient Books Protection Center have highly evaluated and affirmed the discovery and restoration of the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Sutra". Essence As of now, the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Scriptures" has been selected for national exhibitions and a provincial exhibition three times, which has aroused strong response and general attention from all walks of life.

Teacher Yang Liqun, the leader of the ancient book restoration team of the Yunnan Library, conduct a repaired demonstration for the students

In order to continue to increase the support for the protection of the ancient books of Diqing Prefecture and allow the 2285 Yezang Ancient Books to be more proper, safe and effective for protection. With the assistance of the hall, Yunnan Library (Ancient Books Protection Center), and the Beijing Apple Charity Foundation, the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Scripture Installation, Tibetan Bookcase Configuration and Digital Project" was launched. Use of Diqingzhou Library. This project specially customizes 10 Tibetan bookcases, 40 protective equipment, and 4556 digital images of the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Sutra". The implementation of the project not only further improves the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Scriptures" protection conditions, but also injects new impetus into the next step of the use of ancient books protection research services. It will attract more social forces to participate in the protection of ancient books. Actively promote the protection of ancient books to a new level of professionalism and socialization.

On July 13, 2022, the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Ancient Books Protection Project" held the unveiling ceremony of the Collection Pavilion in the Diqing State Library. Xiong Yuanming, director of the National Library, Director of the National Ancient Books Protection Center, Ma Yingchun, first -level inspector of the Yunnan Provincial Culture and Tourism Department, Li Qingpei, deputy governor of Diqing State People's Government, director of Yunnan Library, and Director of Yunnan Ancient Books Protection Center Ma Shuai and guests of the Beijing Apple Charity Foundation Ma Shuai attended the unveiling ceremony.

The unveiling ceremony of the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Ancient Books Protection Project"

To promote the protection and inheritance of ancient books, we must learn to take power from technology and vitality to innovation. The "Nagra Cave Tibetan Scriptures" is a major discovery of the ancient Chinese census, and it is a major achievement of the restoration of ancient Chinese books. According to preliminary research by experts, in the Literature of Tibetan in Nagra Cave, except for a small part of the legal book and account records commonly used by Tibetan Buddhist Ningma Monks, the rest are the content of Tibetan Buddhism "Ganzhuer". Including the "Prajna Sutra", "Lotus Lotus Sutra", "Prajna Five Sutra" and so on. The "Nagra Cave Tibetan Sutra" has high historical value, cultural relics and scientific research value in the carving printing technology, papermaking skills, and Tibetan calligraphy art. This batch of Buddhist secretaries that focus on the world are not only the cultural treasures of the Snow Plateau, but also a strong testimony of Tibetan Buddhism and Han and Tibetan culture on the ancient trails of tea and horses.

The 12 years of the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Scriptures" is an extraordinary 12 years, and the 12 years of fruitful branches, revealing a new chapter in the protection of Diqing ancient books. With the strong assistance of the National Library (Ancient Books Protection Center), the Beijing Apple Charity Foundation, the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the Provincial Library (Ancient Books Protection Center), let these precious ancient books approach the public, serve the society, and truly be in the society. Good protection, inheritance, utilization, and telling the story of the "Nagra Cave Tibetan Scriptures" to achieve practical results, and further make "the text written in ancient books live", making ancient books a new era, the integration of Xindi Qingwen brigade, Create an important content of the benchmark of national unity and progress demonstration zone, adding another beautiful cultural "business card" to the world's "Shangri -La".

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Editor: Zhu Zhu

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