Jikji Museum of Buddhist Arts

Gyeongsangbuk-do


A collection of 2000 Buddhist treasures and relics from temples in Gyeongsangbuk-do. Highlights include a bronze bell cast by a monk, and a large unearthed bronze gong.


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