A Hong Kong Wednesday Sotheby's auction of the Piprahwa gems linked to the Buddha was postponed Tuesday after India ...

This is a crucial first step to ensuring that the relics are cared for in a way that is attentive to Buddhist understandings ...

New Delhi’s Ministry of Culture said the auction of the Piprahwa gems in Hong Kong, scheduled for Wednesday, “violates Indian ...

Another phenomenon inadvertently revealed by the fact of the sale is the ongoing commercialisation of Buddhism in the west.

After receiving a legal notice from India’s Ministry of Culture, international auction house Sotheby’s has assured the ...

Jewels linked to the physical remains of the Buddha are set to be sold at auction, sparking a threat of legal action from ...

Sotheby’s has postponed the controversial sale of a dazzling cache of jewels linked to the remains of the Buddha after ...

The Indian government has intervened to halt Sotheby's Hong Kong auction of sacred Buddhist relics excavated in India in 1898 ...

government calls relics 'inalienable religious and cultural heritage' and threatens legal action against auction house.

Following the intervention of the Ministry of Culture, the auction of Piprahwa Buddhist relics in Hong Kong scheduled on Wednesday has been shelved." ...

The British crown had claimed the gems fall under the 1878 Indian Treasure Trove Act, with the bones and ash gifted to the ...