A 14th-century prayer written to protect a mother during wartime
In short: Discover the story behind a delicate Korean Buddhist sutra. Museum director Hartwig Fischer and Keeper of Asia Jane Portal explore how a monk used sacred writing to seek merit for his mother amidst an era of invasion and occupation.
This episode examines a small, exquisite Buddhist sutra from 14th-century Korea. The text was meticulously inscribed by a Buddhist monk as a spiritual act to gain merit for his mother during a period defined by foreign invasion and occupation.
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