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It is Korea’s National Treasure No. 279 and is housed at Seonunsa Temple in Gochang.
Seated gilt bronze Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue
There is a strange legend behind the gilt bronze seated Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue.
During the Japanese colonial period, numerous Korean treasures and relics were stolen and taken out.
Among the treasures stolen at this time was a gilt-bronze seated Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue.
Then one day, the gilt-bronze Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva came with the promise to return the items to Seonunsa Temple.
A sudden return occurs
Inon, who returned it to the Japanese, said he bought a Buddhist statue that looked good.
I was brought into the house.
One day, when you sleep, a person who appears to be the owner of the Buddha statue appears.
“I am originally from Doseupsan Mountain in Gochang: please send me back there quickly.”
They say they won’t say anything
At first, I didn’t think it was a big deal and just brushed it off.
But no matter how much time passes, I still think they are dogs, but if we sleep together every day,
The owner of the shirt spoke to me
In addition, he became ill and his family began to fall apart.
The Japanese took it seriously and found out that the previous owner who brought this Buddha statue had done the same thing.
This life is hard
In fear of this, nothing was done to the gilt-bronze Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
A Japanese man, who realized that the matter was serious, went to Seonunsa Temple in Gochang after making inquiries.
I found out that it was stolen.
The monk of Seonunsa Temple immediately returned the gilt bronze seated Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue through the Gochang police station.
I explained the situation to them.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva returned photo
Surprisingly, it was not returned with the return of cultural assets after the end of Japanese colonial rule.
It is said that he died during the Japanese colonial period in November 1938.
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