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Men smoothing the edges of texts. The vise that holds the texts to be cut. The vise that holds the texts to be cut. The blade that cuts the paper. Men smoothing the edges of texts. The vise that holds the texts to be cut. A stack of blank wood blocks and bowls used in making ink. A worker making ink.
A worker making ink.  A worker making ink. A worker making ink. Workers curing wood blocks used in making traditional Tibetan texts. Shelves of wood blocks used in making traditional Tibetan texts. Workers making prints from wood blocks on pages dyed yellow. A worker printing pages from a wood block. A worker printing pages from a wood block.
Wood blocks used to print prayer flags. Workers printing pages from a wood block. A wood block used to print images of Shakyamuni Buddha. Close up of a wood block for a page from �The Collected Texts of the Ancients.� A roller used for pressing pages onto inked wood blocks. A tray holding recently inked pages. A rack of wood blocks about to be inked to make a text. A statue of ? in Derge Monastery's Assembly Hall.
A statue of Padmasambhava in Derge Monastery's Assembly Hall. A statue of ? in Derge Monastery's Assembly Hall. A statue of Padmasambhava in Derge Monastery's Assembly Hall. A statue of Padmasambhava in Derge Monastery's Assembly Hall. Close-up of the woodcarving above the main entrance to Derge Monastery's Assembly Hall. Horses near the Derge Publishing House. Printing of traditional Tibetan texts using woodblocks, ink, and paper. Printing of traditional Tibetan texts using woodblocks, ink, and paper.

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