Man pounding a brass awl through the fascicle of a book with a wooden club prior to sewing the binding

Monk at work in the bindery of a Buddhist temple

Monks at work in the bindery of a Buddhist temple with altar and statue of Buddha in background

Monks binding books in the bindery of a Buddhist temple

Monk attaching a title to a book in the bindery of a Buddhist temple

Monk preparing a stack of printed sheets for binding in the bindery of a Buddhist temple

Monk gluing printed sheets together in the bindery of a Buddhist temple

Monk assembling the pages of a new edition of a sutra in the bindery of a Buddhist temple