The monks of China’s Shaolin Temple 少林寺 （shǎo lín sì）have called for 10,000 calligraphers 书法家（shū fǎ jiā）to come and help them copy Buddhist scriptures 佛经（fó jīng ）by hand, it appears.
The temple, which was the birthplace of the Kung Fu martial arts 功夫（gōng fū）discipline in the central Henan Province, has recently built a giant depository to keep sacred texts, the Xinhua news agency reports. It is 6m (20ft) high and has 520 drawers – and is apparently capable of storing 10,000 documents for as much as 1,000 years.
The monks have asked applicants to send in a sample of their work – the Heart Sutra written in regular script 楷书（kǎi shū） with Chinese brush 毛笔（máo bǐ ）. Shi Yanzhi, one of the temple’s grand masters, says: “The activity will not only preserve classic Buddhist literature, but also help people cultivate themselves in line with Buddhism 佛教（fó jiào） doctrines.”
Key Words 重点词汇
shǎo lín sì
少林寺
China’s Shaolin Temple
shū fǎ jiā
书法家
calligraphers
fó jīng
佛经
Buddhist scriptures
gōng fū
功夫
Kung Fu martial arts
kǎi shū
楷书
regular script
máo bǐ
毛笔
Chinese brush
fó jiào
佛教
Buddhism
楷书是一种汉字字体，就是现在通行的汉字手写正体字，也叫正楷、真书。
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