A Goryeo-era manuscript of a Buddhist sutra has been repatriated to South Korea from Japan. The Cultural Heritage Administration and the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation unveiled the manuscript Vol. 6 of Saddharmapundarika Sutra, also known as the Lotus Sutr during a press conference held at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul, Thursday. The sutra, bound in a folding screen format, is writt.
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A Goryeo-era transcription of a Buddhist sutra written in gold on indigo-dyed paper has been returned to Korea from Japan, the Cultural Heritage Foundation (CHA) said Thursday.