Cang Zhao and Cang Zhao, which survived thousands of years of wind and frost, were born in the Jin Dynasty under the rule of the Jurchen nationality, with a history of more than 1000 years. This is an engraving of the Tripitaka edited by Cui, a civilian, in Shaanxi and parts of Shaanxi. It was found in Guangsheng Temple in Zhao Cheng, Shanxi, so it was called Zhao Jincang.

As a national first-class cultural relic in China, * * * has 6,980 volumes with more than 60 million words, and there are more than 4,000 existing volumes. This is unique in the world and is also known as a rare treasure. Together with Yongle Dadian, Sikuquanshu and Dunhuang suicide note, it is called the treasure of the four major town halls of the National Library, and is now preserved in more than ten key cultural relics protection units in China.

Throughout the history of "Zhao Jincheng Cang", it is full of fantastic colors, and it is not easy to preserve it so far. Next, let's take a look at the story behind this eternal Tibetan sutra and what kind of tortuous experience it has.

The cause and effect of Zhao Cang

This Tibetan scripture can be said to be an encyclopedia related to Buddhist culture, covering detailed Buddhist culture, which has caused an unprecedented sensation at home and abroad since its discovery. Because the age when the Tibetan Scriptures were discovered was the most turbulent period in China, the preservation of the Tibetan Scriptures in that age must be attributed to many people. In this period of history, the struggle between treasure protectors and treasure robbers is endless, so let's uncover this thrilling and tortuous story.

First of all, we need to know the origin and development of Tibetan scriptures, where its value comes from and why it causes competition at home and abroad.

There is a beautiful legend about Zhao Cheng's gold collection. It is said that its origin is related to a young girl, but such a priceless national treasure has such a wonderful experience. /kloc-in the 20th century, China was in two completely different states. China is divided into two different countries with Qinling Mountains and Huaihe River as the dividing line. The northern part is the Jin Dynasty established by the Jurchen nationality, and the southern part is the Southern Song Dynasty ruled by the Han people. The place where the Tibetan scriptures were born was in Shanxi at that time, within the scope of Daikin's rule. At that time, there was a small county called Zhao Cheng, where the story of Tibetan scriptures and girls happened.

This girl named Cui is a kind and virtuous girl, but fate is unfair to her, giving her an angelic heart but depriving her of the right to speak. From the time she was born, her parents took him everywhere for medical treatment and never gave up. However, fate made people unable to speak until the girl was seventeen. I thought this was the fate of the girl in this life, but the sudden appearance of a noble person broke all this.

It was also in the year when the girl 17 years old that an old monk who begged for food came here. Because of the coincidence, he felt predestined relationship after seeing the girl's illness, so he came to help, took out hundreds of pills from the medicine bottle, explained the follow-up matters and left in a hurry, leaving time to meet again before leaving.

The desperate girl and her parents suddenly felt the fire of hope rekindled and took medicine on time every day according to the monk's instructions. Sure enough, before long, the girl really spoke. In order to fulfill the agreement, in March of the following year, accompanied by her parents, the girl went to Guangsheng Temple where monks practiced.

The girl who saw the monk thanked her again and again, saying that the monk gave her a new life. She is willing to do anything for her host. At this moment, the old monk did have an unfinished wish, that is, to carve a Tibetan sutra. After listening to the girl's words, she was very moved, but she was helpless about what a weak girl could do, just sighing.

After seeing this, the girl wanted to fulfill the monk's wish more and more, so she took a kitchen knife and cut off her left arm to show her determination. Since then, she has started the road of alms for decades. No matter how long the road is and how many difficulties there are, she always reminds herself of her promise, and it is her persistence day after day that finally touched many people. With their help, Cang Zhao was born. Brokeback fundraising? That's how allusions come from.

This legendary story seems to be full of fantastic colors, but it is recorded in many historical materials, and there are more than one place, including Yongle Dadian, Chronicle of Stone and so on. Although the girl's name has never been mentioned in these vast Tibetan scriptures, the story of her and this Tibetan scripture has been circulated among the people, touching generations of good men and women.

Since the Jin Dynasty, the deeds and the location of the Tibetan scriptures have been gradually concealed from the outside world, which is also the reason why the Tibetan scriptures have survived thousands of years of wind and frost until the moment they were discovered. For thousands of years, dynasties have alternated, and many scholars and scholars have studied here in previous dynasties, which inspired them and created many works about this ancient temple. However, many poems did not describe the Tibetan scriptures, which shows how hidden the Tibetan scriptures were at that time.

Zhao found Cang.

So how was the Tibetan Scripture discovered later? How did it survive in that chaotic era? Next, I will analyze one or two for you.

Time flies, the history of the feudal dynasty has gradually passed, but the Tibetan scriptures with thousands of years of history have been in that mysterious place and have never been published. Until 1932, the world's talents unveiled the mystery of Cang Zhao because of an unexpected discovery, which was also closely related to a monk. I have to say, fate is still wonderful.

The monk's name is Fan Cheng. He studied Buddhist culture since childhood and devoted his life to the study of Buddhist culture. 1930, by chance, someone discovered two monasteries in Xi 'an with Tibetan scriptures of the Song Dynasty. After being appraised by professionals, it turned out to be Zhaisha Tibetan Scripture, which was the most precious Tibetan Scripture in the Song Dynasty.

This discovery caused a sensation in the industry, and Fan Cheng, who has always focused on Buddhist studies, was even more shocked. In the process of photocopying and sorting out Tibetan scriptures, Fan Cheng looked up the Catalogue of Tibetan Scriptures in Song Dynasty and found that this part of Tibetan Scriptures was missing, so he began to visit the ancient temple in He 'an, Shaanxi.

Sure enough, under the guidance of local monks, I learned the secret of the scriptures in Guangsheng Temple and left without a moment's hesitation. Finally, I saw more than 5,000 volumes in Guangsheng Temple, and it didn't take long for the news to be released, which caused a sensation at home and abroad.

After the Tibetan scriptures were discovered, they were constantly concerned by greedy people and were once taken away. Fortunately, with the joint efforts of many treasure protectors, they have been preserved to this day.

"Zhao Cang" was narrowly missed.

Not long after the publication of the scriptures, an unexpected visitor came to Guangsheng Temple.

1937 One day, a commander of the Kuomintang army came to Shaanxi on the orders of Chiang Kai-shek. On the pretext of visiting Guangsheng Temple, he wanted to transfer the Tibetan scriptures to xi 'an to protect them. This conspiracy was soon discovered by the abbot, when Chiang Kai-shek's policy of non-resistance disgusted many people.

The host thinks that if Xi 'an falls and the Tibetan scriptures fall into the hands of the Japanese aggressors, I'm afraid he will be forced to become a sinner through the ages. Therefore, the abbot is not stupid. Although he didn't explicitly refuse, he knew it. He told the Kuomintang officer that the local gentlemen should be invited to discuss and get their consent before making a conclusion. It's called a banquet for gentlemen to discuss their opinions, but in fact, how can local gentlemen not know the stakes, so they discussed the unified countermeasures early.

On the day of the banquet, all the local celebrities came, and the officials were very happy. They think they are all looking at their identity, but they are not. After explaining his purpose, the officer did not get a response from the people present, but was rejected by many people. But there were many people at that time, and the officials could not go against many public opinions, so they had to leave empty-handed.

Then, the dispute over the Tibetan Scripture did not stop there, but because the Japanese invasion became more and more fierce, but with the concerted efforts of the army and the people of Qi Xin, it was finally able to save the day. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the country finally collected Tibetan scriptures and collected them in major cultural relics protection research units, mainly the National Library. Buddhist scriptures finally have the best home, and go to the place where they can play the most important role and value.

Summary language

After the experience of "Zhao Zang", everyone must have realized that the cultural relics of the past dynasties have always suffered a major blow, some disappeared in history, and some have not been fully restored so far. It is not easy to keep them until now.

In short, protecting national treasures is not only the credit of the country, but also the credit of patriots. Besides Cang Zhao, there are many national treasures left out in the cold, but we must firmly believe that what belongs to us will one day return to the embrace of the motherland. Let's wait and see.

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Zhang Jian edited 36 lectures on the exploration of national treasures.

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