As audio recording technology has not been invented until recent years, there is no way we can find out exactly how the Chinese words we learn now is being pronounced in the past. But this does not mean that we give up like this, thus the researchers and academics scout through tons of ancient books to find all the evidences they need to lead to the most plausible theory of what the word means and how it is being pronounced.
A lot of people have the misconception that scriptures are very sacred and thus untouchable unless you are ready to indulge yourself into the spiritual world. But the case is that a lot of Buddhist scriptures are just describing the life of people practising Buddhism and their stories. So it can be read just like any other books, just that the language may be a bit hard to understand.
The Chinese paintings of things were used solely for the purpose of decoration initially in the past, it was only at a later time period when people start to emphasize on the artistic aspect and view it as an art like what we know now.
12:23 AM
Yours Truly
A little girl
learning to live in a big big world
and trying not to give up things she believes in despite everything
