Pre-press
Develop the mind of equilibrium.
You will always be getting praise and blame,
but do not let either affect the poise of the mind:
follow the calmness, the absence of pride.

Sutta Nipata

Metal plates are made for the press

The corrected and proofread text is then “poured” into folios using a custom-designed computer program, and full-color thanka reproductions and line drawings are set in place. The finished computer files are used to make metal plates for the press.