Boston museum to return 14th-century 'sarira' to Korea after 85 years

A rare and culturally significant "sarira," the remains of Buddhist monks from Korea's 14th-century Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), will return home after more than eight decades in the United States.

Korea's Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday that the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one of the three biggest art museums in the U.S. has agreed to donate the remains in its collection to the Jogye Order, the largest sect of Korean Buddhism

Source: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/02/398_368337.html