Chapter 18: The Great Nirvana Sutra
Jiang Hua stood up and slowly moved his already sore bodyβhe couldn't stand sitting for six or seven hours in a row even if he was beaten by iron.
After ten minutes, Jiang Hua finally moved his body, Jiang Hua walked to the sofa and sat down, poured water into the white iron kettle and put it on the stove, and when he was busy, he would make strong tea and drink it, which was considered to be energetic.
Leaning lightly on the sofa, Jiang Hua took a break, thinking back to the history of Jianzhen that he had found before, but it was no different from the world he lived in, saving a lot of trouble.
"It seems that ...... Great Nirvana Sutra is a good choice. β
Jiang Hua rubbed his brows vigorously a few times and made a choice.
After making sure that there is no difference between the historical activity of authenticity in this world and the authenticity in memory, the next step is to select the forged sutra.
This is not difficult for Jiang Hua, and he chose the "Great Nirvana Sutra" after a little thought, which is well-documented.
When Jianzhen crossed the island country to the east, although engraving printing had appeared, because of the relatively high cost, it was not popularized, and hand-copying was still the main means of communication, so it was logical that Jianzhen hand-copied Buddhist scriptures appeared.
The Great Nirvana Sutra is also available in many Buddhist scriptures.
Jianzhen has a "Please Sutra Book Poster" handed down, which reads: "...... Invited by the four major ministries...... One of the Great Nirvana Sutras, one of the Great Collection Sutras, one of the Great Product Sutras, and one of the Huayan Sutras should be transferred to ......"
It is mentioned that Jianzhen once "invited" the "Great Nirvana Sutra" when he crossed to the east, and the "Great Nirvana Sutra" that he hand-copied in the world also has a clear historical basis.
In addition, the prepared hard yellow paper - in the Tang Dynasty, hard yellow paper could not only be used to rub book stickers, but also the main paper for copying Buddhist scriptures at that time. Jianzhen was a monk of the Tang Dynasty, and the Buddhist scriptures he wrote by himself should of course be made of hard yellow paper specially used in the Tang Dynasty for copying Buddhist scriptures - there is no problem with the authenticity of the hardware, and those who are on the identification can dispel their doubts immediately.
Counterfeiting is a technical job, details determine success or failure, and everything must be considered.
After resting for a while, feeling that his spirit had recovered a lot, Jiang Hua stood up and returned to the edge of the long table.
Take out the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone that I bought before I got the hard yellow paper from my bag, put water in the inkstone, and grind it carefully.
The sun has risen to the center of the sky, constantly pouring heat on the ground, such weather outside, not a while can sweat, although the business of Dongcheng Street is good, but at this time it is also a little less lively.
But even so, all the doors of the shops are open, the temperature of the air conditioner is turned very low, waiting for customers to come to the door, and the closed door of the store looks very dazzling.
"That's not right. β
Mao Hu squeaked and sucked a coke, he had been here for a few hours, and the door of Bao Rong Zhai had been tightly closed.
"Hmm. β
Gao Yang's face was very ugly, "As long as Jiang Hua is still inside, we can't care about anything else." β
In Baorong Zhai, Jiang Hua stood at the long table, there was an inkstone in the upper right corner, which was full of polished and shiny black ink, and there was a line of big characters written on the rice paper laid in front of him, and he nodded with satisfaction.
In the long history, China has created a splendid civilization and many art forms have appeared, one of which is calligraphy. According to historical records, in the first century AD, Chinese calligraphy began to be introduced to the island country, and it has been in the Nara period, with the exchange of a large number of Tang envoys, a large number of Chinese calligraphy ink and facsimile copies were introduced to the island country, which had a huge impact.
Jianzhen is proficient in Buddhism, but also good at calligraphy, his calligraphy pen and ink skill, tight structure, left behind the "Sutra Sticker" in the Heian period no one in the island country can be the right, is known as the island country national treasure.
If you want to fake a hand-copied Buddhist scripture, of course, you have to use his penmanship, which may be difficult for others, but for Jiang Hua, although it is not a piece of cake, it is not too difficult to do - without the ability to write anything like something, how can you eat and repair this bowl of rice?
In his previous life, as the world's top restorer, he had a pair of hands that could "copy" anything, and this is especially true of calligraphy and painting...... Various book styles, Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Ouyang Xun...... All major calligraphers, he can "imitate" vividly, unless the calligrapher himself is reborn, otherwise there is no way to distinguish it.
For example, he wrote Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface" (Yu Shinan's copy), if it weren't for the ink color and the writing was on modern paper, no one would have identified it at all.
The level of calligraphy in Jianzhen is not first-class in the Chinese dynasties, and it is not very difficult.
The hands of the "ten-level fitter" are definitely what they write like, and this line of words on rice paper, even if they take the "Please Sutra Sticker" to compare, to ensure that there is no difference.
Jiang Hua wrote a few more lines, and after making sure that there was no difference between the shape and the spirit and spirit of the "Please Sutra Book" left by Jianzhen, he laid out the hard yellow paper and wrote it like a flowing stream:
"When I heard it, the Buddha was in the middle of the twin trees by the Ali Varti River, the birthplace of the Kushna National Warriors......
"The Great Nirvana Sutra" has a total of 40 volumes, 13 products, nearly 400,000 words, of course it is impossible to write them all, there is no time and there is no need for this, Jiang Hua just selected the first part, and put down the pen after writing ten pages.
While the hard yellow paper was laid out to dry one by one, Jiang Hua was not idle, picked up the carving knife and stone, and began to carve a stone seal.
With the sound of "rustling" stone powder scattering, a seal engraved with the ancient seal character of "filial piety" has been engraved after ten minutes.
In the appraisal of calligraphy and painting, the seal is a very important basis for judging the authenticity of the fake, and the seal engraved by Jiang Hua is used to increase the authenticity of the forged "Great Nirvana Sutra".
Xiaoqian is the 46th emperor of the island country, and also the sixth empress in the history of the island country, who reigned from 749 to 758, believes in Buddhism, and is the strongest supporter of Jianzhen after crossing to the east.
In addition to being in line with history, fakes must also be proved by celebrities, and filial piety is undoubtedly the best choice.
After Jianzhen crossed to the east, he once gave his handwritten "Great Nirvana Sutra" to his main supporter Xiaoqian, and after getting the scriptures, Xiaoqian left his own seal on it.
Such stories are very historically accurate and highly persuasive.
After carving the seal of filial piety, Jiang Hua turned the carving knife upside down and gently knocked on the edge of the seal stone, knocking out some small notches - this will increase the simplicity of the seal, and will make people feel more aged, more like ancient.
Jiang Hua took out the ink, carefully adjusted it, and pressed it on the upper right corner of the first page of the "Great Nirvana Sutra".
Take the fan and fan it gently, this will make the ink dry faster, in fact, it will be better to dry it naturally, but now the time is more urgent, Jiang Hua can't take care of it, fortunately, this is not crucial.
"Next...... That's the most important step. β
Jiang Hua carefully re-checked, found no mistakes or omissions, and was ready to move on to the next step, which is also the most important step-getting old.
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