SydneyJimS Korean #Buddhist temple returns stolen 14th century #Japanese #Buddha statue to original Japanese owner https://japantoday.com/category/national/s.-korean-temple-returns-stolen-buddha-statue-to-japanese-owner
It was not returned willingly, it took a high court order to force them to give it back. The S Korean #Buddhists were not adhering to the 4th precept (正業 Shōgyō) of not not stealing.
S Korean temple returns stolen Buddha statue to Japanese owner
A South Korean temple that claimed ownership of a 14th-century Buddha statue stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012 handed it over to the Japanese owner on Saturday. While the statue, taken by South Korean thieves, has been recovered by local authorities, Buseoksa Temple in Seosan, southwest of Seoul, claims…
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