Seoul, Feb. 6 (BNA): After over eight decades in the United States, a culturally significant "sarira" from Korea's 14th-century Goryeo Dynasty will return home.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has agreed to donate the relic to the Jogye Order, the largest sect of Korean Buddhism, Yonhap reported.

The agreement includes temporarily returning the sarira reliquary for public display and preservation treatment. Negotiations spanned 15 years, but it's uncertain whether Korea will permanently retrieve the sarira container in the future.

The sarira, enshrined in a "silver-gilt Lamaist pagoda-shaped reliquary," dates back to the 14th century and contains the remains of the Buddha and revered Korean monks, Jigong and Naong.

The sarira was acquired by the Boston Museum in 1939. Negotiations for its return began in 2009 and resumed after a proposal from First Lady Kim Keon Hee during President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to the United States last year.

M.A.