Craftsman Video - Korean Master Buddha Sculptor

Up in the hills in his quiet studio, Master sculptor Jin Hyung Lee gently carves the clay cast of his latest statue, the dragon king. “You probably know Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva – she has assistants, and one is a young boy – the dragon king…he’s a symbol of the sea,” he says. Jin Hyung Lee has been sculpting Buddha statues for about 45 years. “I’m the only one in South Korea who is officially designated as a master sculptor of Buddha statues.”