India has demanded the immediate suspension of an auction in Hong Kong featuring a portion of Buddhist relics excavated over a century ago, calling the sale illegal and unethical. The relics, listed ...

May 7 (UPI) --Sotheby's Hong Kong auction of the Piprahwa gems linked to the Buddha, set for Wednesday, was postponed after India threatened legal action to repatriate the gems. "The Ministry of ...

(RNS) — On May 6, just days before Buddhists around the world celebrate the holiday of Vesak, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will put relics of the Buddha — what Sotheby’s calls the “Piprahwa Gems of the ...

People walk with candles around a Buddha statue on Asalha Puja Day, which commemorates the Buddha's first sermon, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand [File: ...

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An exhibition in Delhi celebrates the Buddha's relics. The Piprahwa bone relic, reliquaries, and jewels are on display. These artifacts were saved from auction and are now reunited. The exhibition ...

On May 7, Sotheby’s Hong Kong was set to auction “gem relics” of the Buddha, with a starting bid of HK$100m (£9.7m). That sale has now been postponed. Amidst a rising tide of objections to the sale, ...

September 22 : Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh, where Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana and gave his first sermon, has once again emerged as a focal point of global Buddhist heritage. After 127 years, the ...

A rare collection of ancient jewels, believed to have been buried alongside the mortal remains of the Buddha, will be auctioned on Wednesday at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong. The move has sparked controversy ...

In discussing the attempt by the Indian government to stop an auction at Sotheby’s of Buddhist gem relics from the Piprahwa Stupa (“Should holy relics be put up for sale?”, The Art Market, Life & Arts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sotheby's postponed the auction of Piprahwa gems linked to the Buddha over a legal challenge from India. File Photo by John ...