Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. The Stuff of Books 1
5. 2. The Editor’s Texts 19
6. 3. The Scholar’s Dream 44
7. 4. The Physician’s Lament 73
8. 5. The King’s Canons 90
9. 6. The Cost of a Priceless Book 120
10. Epilogue: The Boy Who Wrote Sūtras on the Sky 147
11. Appendix 1. Büton Rinchendrup’s Letter to Editors 149
12. Appendix 2. The Contents of the Buddhist Canons 151
13. Appendix 3. The Cost of the Canon at Degé 159
14. Notes 161
15. References 215
16. Index 241