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The stupa of the Korean national treasure, Jigwang Guksa, was finally placed at its original site in Beopcheonsa Temple in Wonju, Gangwon Province, and opened to the public for the first time in 113 years on Tuesday.
The National Institute of Cultural Heritage and the Wonju City Government held a return ceremony at the temple on the same day to celebrate the occasion and the successful restoration of the stupa, which took about five years. The stupa was built at the temple in 1085 to commemorate Haerin, a Goryeo monk who served as a royal advisor during the reign of King Munjong.
It has had a turbulent life, being taken abroad during the Japanese colonial period (1910-45) and bombed during the Korean War (1950-53).
