BEIJING: As technology experts endeavor to develop a "Digital China", more efforts to digitalise Buddhist scriptures and antique books have been made, which has significantly helped better preserve and promote the religion and related culture in modern times, Chinese scholars and senior Buddhist monks said.
Venerable Master Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple in Henan province and vice-president of the Buddhist Association of China, said on Thursday (Oct 17) that digital technologies have been widely used to preserve Buddhist scriptures, architecture, statues and paintings, making Buddhist culture more accessible to the public.
