Buddhist relic

Some 30 Buddhist monks including the Venerable Ja-seung, chief of Korea`s largest Buddhist order Jogye, and more than 200 staff members from Jogye headquarters tour the "Silk Road and Dunhuang" exhibition at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul Monday afternoon. Ja-seung (fifth from right) is briefed by the museum’s director Choi Kwang-shik (fourth from right) about “Wangocheonchukgukjeon (Memoir of the Pilgrimage to the Five Regions of India).” “I felt deep emotion in seeing in person `Wangocheonchukgukjeon` as I sensed the Venerable Hyecho’s strong enthusiasm in his quest to find truth,” Ja-seung said, adding, “I hope many people as well as Buddhists see this beautiful artifact in person.”

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