The Process of Handling Materials before Digitizing the Heritage of Woodblocks of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda

Abstract

This article is based on the survey results of woodblocks of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, in Tri Dung commune, Yen Dung district, Bac Giang province, Vietnam. From the survey results, the author group wishes to release the value of woodblocks of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in history and at present on with regards to two aspects, archives and transmission of Vietnamese Buddhism tradition in general and Truc Lam Buddhism in particular. Especially, on the basis of assessing the process of handing the heritage of materials, the author group has learnt strengths and weaknesses of Vietnam in the process of handling woodblocks, an important phase in the digitization process.