摘要
THE Jinling Buddhist Press, established in 1866 by Anhui native Yang Renshan, was China’s first-ever private Buddhist sutra publishing and distribution agency. Its work is the engraving of printing blocks with Buddhist sutras, their publication, binding into books and distribu- tion, as well as research into Buddhist texts. As a well-known Buddhist cultural institution, the press has contributed much to the revival of Buddhism in mod- ern China. Years of war forced the Jinling Buddhist Press to move several times before coming to its
THE 3inling Buddhist Press, established in 1866 by Auhui native Yang Renshan, was China's first-ever private Buddhist sutra publishing and distribution agency. Its work is the engraving of printing blocks with Buddhist sutras, their publication, binding into books and distribution, as well as research into Buddhist texts. As a well-known Buddhist cultural institution,