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May 06, 2012

Korea Herald: Buddhist order protests state ownership of relic

by Claire Lee and Lee Woo-young
The Korea Herald

The Jogye Order, Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, on Friday protested the planned donation of a missing relic to the government.

The “Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon Sangjubon” was stolen in 2008 and its whereabouts is still unknown, but the rights of ownership are being transferred by a man who was awarded legal ownership of the 15th century text by a court in February.

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