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The Code of the Cave of Sutras
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Categories: words and feelings
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At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the long forgotten Cave 16 of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes revealed the Cave of Sutras. However, this shocking discovery did not create the slightest ripple in China; the Qing court was corrupt and weak, and was unable to take care of these heirloom treasures. Foreign powers took advantage of the opportunity to seize, valuable Dunhuang books have fallen by the wayside. Later generations regretted, found that the scriptures hidden in the cave, are broken scrolls! Could it be that this...