Stolen Tsushima statue ordered to be released to S. Korean temple

Wonu, chief monk of Buseoksa temple in Seosan, South Korea, speaks to reporters at the Daejeon District Court on Jan. 26, 2017, before the court approved a request by the temple to take delivery of an ancient Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012. The temple has claimed rightful ownership of the statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, saying it was made there in the 14th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wonu (2nd from R), chief monk of Buseoksa temple in Seosan, South Korea, speaks to reporters at the Daejeon District Court on Jan. 26, 2017, after the court approved a request by the temple to take delivery of an ancient Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012. The temple has claimed rightful ownership of the statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, saying it was made there in the 14th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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