In 552, an envoy of Shomyoo (the 26th King) of Kudara (Paekche, a country in early Korea) offered a Buddha statue and several volumes of "Kyoron" (Dharma teachings of Buddha and its commentaries) to the Emperor and praised the virtue of Buddhism (Official introduction of Buddhism).
欽明天皇13年（552年）百済の聖明王の使者が仏像と経論数巻を献じ、上表して仏教の功徳をたたえた（仏教公伝）。