I don't forgive the Korean ruling.

As the saying goes, pretend to be someone else and pretend to be yourself, we just try to do the right thing.

Buddha images are not necessary for the practice of Buddhism.

However, the practice of Buddhism is to control emotions and think rationally.
I hope that the thieves and people involved who have not been able to do that will quickly learn and practice Buddhism for them too.

I read it. Details of the judgment have not been confirmed.
However, I would like to share the common understanding that stealing is a crime.
I think it's only natural that the chief priest of Tsushima is angry. It would be a big deal if it happened at your own temple.
There are probably arguments from both sides, so I would like you to calm down, thoroughly investigate the circumstances, and think about the future while respecting the Buddha as people who believe in Buddha together.
The Buddha statue is probably not the main Buddha, but it shows us how the Buddha is in an easy-to-understand manner.
I'm thankful that Buddha statues exist.
As a Buddhist, I sincerely pray to the Buddha that they will respond according to their conscience.

In Buddhism, the anguish of anger is thought to be the cause of worry and suffering.
So, no matter what the reason is, no matter what you're right, it's better to let go of anger.

I feel that the judgment in the Korean court is strange from a Japanese perspective.
However, a trial is a game based on the rules of law.
Whether you win or lose, feel like a sport.
When you lose, get revenge (appeal) as if a player who lost in sports is getting revenge.
Players fight against each other, but let's go with the feeling that they're just playing against each other according to the rules.
I think all secular trials feel good about that.
You can complain and criticize, but there is no need for hate or anger at that time.

First, it's probably public anger that the monk is angry, not my anger.
Even if it's not that person, saying “yes” to acts of theft is strange in itself. In this day and age, if the act of stealing is good, the whole world will go haywire, where even Pikotaro's PPAP rights issue will belong to that greedy person who claims it is mine, and the whole world will be in a mess.
There was a background of hundreds of years of history surrounding that Buddha statue! The act of taking a Buddha statue “without permission,” “without permission,” “without consent,” or “without discussion,” which has been managed for over 100 years, is nothing but an act of extortion or theft that is far from the Buddha's heart, no matter what country.
What's more, they must be aware that the feeling of stealing a Buddha statue of someone who preaches that the act of stealing is not a sense of religion itself is neither religious nor Buddhist.
Even if we enshrine Buddha statues obtained through acts of theft that ignores the relationship that we only need to be good, that act is essentially not Buddhism. The world probably won't approve it, and I feel that the heart itself that says it's mine is already far from the Buddha's heart.
From here on, it's my personal opinion, but I think it's okay to give them such a Buddha statue.
The Buddha will not be allowed to compete.
If the relationship between Japan and Korea seems to deteriorate, I would rather give it to them.
Originally, people have a Buddha heart that no one can take away.
Strictly speaking, people who think that there is a Buddha heart in matter without noticing it can also be said that Buddhism did not begin.
As a result of having both mothers who are fighting for the child pull the child's hand, the child said, “Ow!” At such times, as the Buddhist anecdote that the person who let go was the real mother shows, only those who treat the Buddha “so that the heart of the Buddha is not damaged” are true Buddhists.
So, we just have to let go.
Buddha lives in the hearts of those who respect the Buddha and the Buddha's heart.
It does not dwell in the hearts of those who love matter and self.
What they are doing is an act of loving satisfying themselves and selfishness, not an act of loving the Buddha's heart. I think it would be good to provide it as a study institution until the day comes when they notice that their Buddhist mentality is out of place.
If you don't mind the Buddha statue at my temple, I can give it to you.
Let's awaken each other to a true sense of Buddhism.