The statue "Fasting Buddha" is displayed at the Lahore Museum in Lahore, Pakistan. (Korea Heritage Agency)

By Kang Gahui

The Korea Heritage Service and the Korea Heritage Agency (KHA) on June 20 said that using 3D digital technology, they recorded the famous statue "Fasting Buddha" displayed at the Lahore Museum in Lahore, Pakistan.

The artwork is a realistic depiction of Buddha, with his ribs exposed after six years of ascetic living. Visitors from all over the world view it every year as a leading Buddhist artifact of Pakistan.

The archival work is part of a project launched in 2021 by both organizations to help Pakistan promote its Gandhara culture and develop related tourism resources, with permission from the museum.

Such digitization will also be applied to immersive content at the digital exhibition hall of the Islamabad Museum in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The KHA also helped raise Pakistan's digitization capacity through training of Lahore Museum staff in 3D scanning technology.

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