ICCROM-CHA International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Conservation Forum Series 1 Cultural Property Asian Buddhist Heritage: Asian Conserving the Sacred ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) is an intergovernmental organization (IGO), and the only institution of its kind dedicated to the protection and preservation of cultural heritage worldwide, including monuments and sites, as well as museum, library and archive collections. ICCROM-CHA Conservation Forum Series ICCROM-CHA Conservation Forum Via di San Michele 13 I-00153 Rome, Italy ICCROM fulfils its mission through collecting and disseminating information; Telephone: +39-06585531 coordinating research; offering consultancy and advice; providing advanced Fax: +39-0658553349 Asian Buddhist Heritage
[email protected] training; and promoting awareness of the value of preserving cultural heritage. www.iccrom.org Conserving the Sacred www.facebook.com/iccrom @ICCROM ISBN 978-92-9077-240-8 ISBN 978-92-9077-240-8 © ICCROM 2016 9 789290 772408 1 ASIAN BUDDHIST HERITAGE Conserving the Sacred EDITED BY Gamini Wijesuriya and Sujeong Lee First ICCROM-CHA International Forum on Conservation Asian Buddhist Heritage: Conserving the Sacred 4-6 December 2013, Seoul, Republic of Korea Organized by Gamini Wijesuriya, Sites Unit, ICCROM Sujeong Lee, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea Project Advisors Stefano De Caro, Director-General, ICCROM Rha Sun-hwa, Administrator, Cultural