Around 724, a twenty-year-old Korean monk named Hyecho set out on one of the most extraordinary journeys in history, traveling by sea From China in the East to Arabia in the West and then back to China in only three years, stopping at many important sites of the Buddhist world along the way. We invite you to follow Hyecho on his pilgrimage.
Used by the Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia exhibit in the Freer|Sackler Galleries from October 14, 2017 to November 29, 2020.