(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 ...

Explore the sacred Piprahwa Buddhist relics exhibition in Delhi, showcasing ancient artifacts and gems from South Asian art ...

In April 2025, a dossier reached the Culture Ministry: 349 gems excavated in 1898 along with the Buddha’s relics from Piprahwa in UP, were set to be auctioned in Hong Kong. Over the next three months, ...

BANGKOK (AP) — More than 2,000 people took part Wednesday in a procession to escort a relic of the Buddha lent by China to a shrine in the Thai capital Bangkok to honor the birthday of King Maha ...

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 ...

Your chance to be in the presence of the biggest Buddha relics collection in the U.S. ends on Sunday. The 10,000 Buddha Relics Collection is on view from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day through Sunday, ...

NEW DELHI: India will showcase its soft power to the world on Saturday through what is being cited as a first of its kind landmark exposition of Buddha’s Piprahwa relics, reliquaries and gem relics, ...

An interesting distraction away from the hustle and bustle of Chinatown is the Buddha’s Tooth Relic Museum. The five-story building, with an outdoor garden on the roof is eye-catching with its ...

The ancient Indian gemstones linked to Buddha that were pulled out from a Sotheby’s sale earlier this year have found their way home after 127 years. India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ...

Buddhism, which was born in the Gangetic plains around 2,500 years ago, has won over the world with its ideology of ...