Damjing

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Damjing
Hangul 담징
Hanja 曇徴
Revised Romanization Damjing
McCune-Reischauer Tamch'ing

Damjing was a Buddhist priest who imported the first paper to Japan from Goguryeo in Korea, around 610, where fibres (called bast) from the mulberry tree were used. Because of this, Japan could advance a little faster and was able to keep track of history.

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