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Buljo Jikji Simche Yojeol (vol.II) Second Volume of "Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests' Zen Teachings"

Printing written texts from woodblocks was invented in China in the 7th century. From China the technique spread very quickly to Korea. According to a number of ancient texts, printing from moveable metal type was invented in the 11th century, and…
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