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| University of Swat vice chancellor hands over gifts to the monks. PHOTO COURTESY: UNIVERSITY OF SWAT |
An eight-member delegation of Buddhist monks from South Korea, along with the K-P minister for tourism, visited the University of Swat (UoS) on Friday.
Earlier, the monks took a tour of Swat Museum and the Buddhist monastery at Butkara-I, where they performed religious rituals.
The monks met UoS Vice Chancellor Dr Mohammad Jahanzeb, who welcomed them on their arrival to Swat, a land sacred for Buddhists. He told the Korean delegation that Swat was the cradle of Buddhism and ruins of ancient Buddhist buildings were scattered everywhere. “Soon, an archaeology department will be opened at the University of Swat,” he revealed.
K-P Minister for Tourism and
Culture Amjad Afridi said the archaeological sites of Swat remained a central
attraction for tourists. “The KP government is working to promote tourism in
Swat,” he said, adding that protection of the archaeological sites was a top
priority.
The visit has been organised by
the K-P government to portray a soft image of K-P and promote the region
through religious tourism. One of the objectives of the visit is to reestablish
ancient links between the regions as Buddhism spread to Korea from ancient
Gandhara. -
The Express Tribune.
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