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Stolen Buddha statue ownership suit

A representative of Buseoksa temple in Seosan, South Korea, speaks to reporters at the Supreme Court in Seoul on Oct. 26, 2023, after the top court ruled that a Buddha statue stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012 belongs to the temple, rejecting the South Korean temple's claim to ownership of it.

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Stolen Buddha statue ownership suit

A representative of Buseoksa temple in Seosan, South Korea, speaks to reporters at the Supreme Court in Seoul on Oct. 26, 2023, after the country's top court ruled that a Buddha statue stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012 belongs to the temple, rejecting the South Korean temple's claim to ownership of it.

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SOUTH KOREA-YEONGJU-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-BUSEOKSA TEMPLE

(221001) -- YEONGJU, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2022. Buseoksa Temple is one of the seven Buddhist mountain monasteries in South Korea which were listed by the UNESCO as world heritage sites in 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-YEONGJU-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-BUSEOKSA TEMPLE

(221001) -- YEONGJU, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2022. Buseoksa Temple is one of the seven Buddhist mountain monasteries in South Korea which were listed by the UNESCO as world heritage sites in 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-YEONGJU-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-BUSEOKSA TEMPLE

(221001) -- YEONGJU, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2022. Buseoksa Temple is one of the seven Buddhist mountain monasteries in South Korea which were listed by the UNESCO as world heritage sites in 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-YEONGJU-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-BUSEOKSA TEMPLE

(221001) -- YEONGJU, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2022. Buseoksa Temple is one of the seven Buddhist mountain monasteries in South Korea which were listed by the UNESCO as world heritage sites in 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-YEONGJU-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-BUSEOKSA TEMPLE

(221001) -- YEONGJU, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 1, 2022 shows a view in the Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju, South Korea. Buseoksa Temple is one of the seven Buddhist mountain monasteries in South Korea which were listed by the UNESCO as world heritage sites in 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-YEONGJU-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-BUSEOKSA TEMPLE

(221001) -- YEONGJU, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 1, 2022 shows a view in the Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju, South Korea. Buseoksa Temple is one of the seven Buddhist mountain monasteries in South Korea which were listed by the UNESCO as world heritage sites in 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-YEONGJU-WORLD HERITAGE SITE-BUSEOKSA TEMPLE

(221001) -- YEONGJU, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2022. Buseoksa Temple is one of the seven Buddhist mountain monasteries in South Korea which were listed by the UNESCO as world heritage sites in 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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

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