@26aafa19 Great story!
"Since stone carving & installation were the most expensive items for the overall project, the monks decided to tackle that job themselves. This meant learning the whole CNC stone-carving workflow, all about stone cutting machinery, operating CNC machines, CAD modelling, CAM programming, stone masonry & construction techniques...
not without a few disasters..."
I'd like to invite you all to our lecture series (which will be held via Zoom and in German) on "Manga, Film und Instagram - Klöster und Klerus in medialer Vielfalt". We will explore the depiction of #monks , #nuns and religious orders in various media, including movies, manga, and social media. If you are interested, you will find all information here: https://tud.link/xzj2
The Sakya Monastery in tibet has a library comprising some 84,000 books. Most are Buddhist scriptures, but there are works of literature, history, philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, and art. They date back centuries.
In 2011 they began to digitize the library. All books are indexed and about 20% have been fully digitized.