Korean Photo Exhibit Celebrates Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan
THE KOREA HERALD
By Kim Hee-jung
SOUTH KOREA - The best way to gain the attention of visitors and attract business to one’s country is by making connections and creating invisible bonds. “We are so close, yet so far away,” said Park Kyo-soon, a research scholar of Gandhara art of Pakistan. “The Korean traditional culture is Buddhism-centric and Korean Mahayana Buddhism comes from Gandhara. Therefore, speaking of culture, Korea has a natural bond with Pakistan.” To revive the ancient link, a photographic exhibition of Buddhist Heritage in Pakistan was presented by the Pakistan Embassy, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Pakistan and the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Namu Gallery in the Jogye Temple on July 22. Gandhara art has a very important place in the world’s art history because the first Buddha statues in human form originated there, amalgamating both Western and Eastern cultures. [link]
By Kim Hee-jung
SOUTH KOREA - The best way to gain the attention of visitors and attract business to one’s country is by making connections and creating invisible bonds. “We are so close, yet so far away,” said Park Kyo-soon, a research scholar of Gandhara art of Pakistan. “The Korean traditional culture is Buddhism-centric and Korean Mahayana Buddhism comes from Gandhara. Therefore, speaking of culture, Korea has a natural bond with Pakistan.” To revive the ancient link, a photographic exhibition of Buddhist Heritage in Pakistan was presented by the Pakistan Embassy, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Pakistan and the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Namu Gallery in the Jogye Temple on July 22. Gandhara art has a very important place in the world’s art history because the first Buddha statues in human form originated there, amalgamating both Western and Eastern cultures. [link]
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