In 552, envoys of Shomyoo (the 26th King) of Paekche (Kingdom in early Korea) offered a Buddha statue and several volumes of "Kyoron" (Dharma teachings of Buddha and its commentaries) to Emperor Kinmei with a personal letter from Shomyoo to praise the virtue 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。