Jinling Buddhism Publishing House


Skilled carver is carving blocks

 
Carver is carving reversed Chinese characters on the wooden block

 
Printer is printing Buddhist sutras manually

 
Worker is folding the printed paper into previous and next page


According to the name of the sutra and page number, worker is sorting out the printed paper


Specially-assigned worker is inspecting the page number carefully before the process of bookbinding


Piles of printed paper which are ready to bind


Senior Buddhist researchers are cataloging the archaic blocks


Professional Buddhist researchers are proofreading the Diamond Sutra

 
Workers are binding sutras with particular white durable string, and pasting book label

 
Right: "Four Sutras of Pure Land" which was the first published sutra of Jinling Buddhism Publishing House in 1866. Left: One sheet of block of "Four Sutras of Pure Land"

[Translator: Wang Xinyu  Photo From: Xinhua]