Whereas copied Buddhist scriptures are called shakyo, Buddhist scriptures that are created as woodblock prints are called kankyo and kankyo became popular in the Northern Sung Dynasty and afterwards. |
書写された経典を「写経」と呼ぶのに対して、北宋代以降に盛行した木版印刷による経典の方は「刊経」と呼ばれている。 |