The name of the printing press in Palpung monastery is "Buddha Dharma Treasury"; it was established by the 9th Kenting Tai Situpa Pema Nyinje and was later extended by the 11th Kenting Tai Situpa Pema Wangchok. A total of 70,000 wooden printing plates were housed in the printing press; they include various annotations and treatises containing multi merits and virtues that were written by sages and the virtuous from sacred land India and snow region; in addition, there are common Buddhist five clarities comprehending all the contents of sutras and a large number of ancient records and documents with practicability. Others also include three hundred volumes of writings by previous successive Kenting Tai Situpas and Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoches.
The volumes of printing plates in the printing press at most once reached 100,000 pieces; however those 40,000 pieces of plates mainly for the records of "Treasury of Hidden Treasure Teachings" (Rinchen Terdzo) were all destroyed during the Culture Revolution. Other historical relics in sutra printing hall include statues for Buddha Amita, Avalokiteshvara, Guru Rinpoche, Manjushri and a Stupa for the 8th Kenting Tai Situpa etc.
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