Rare Amitābha Buddha Statue from the Goryeo Period Discovered in North Korea
According to an announcement by North Korea’s state news agency KCNA, an extraordinary Buddha statue dating back to the early Goryeo period (AD 918-1392) has been unearthed during archaeological investigations of historical sites in the Yakjon-ri area of South Phyongan Province. These excavations, conducted by the Archaeology Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences and