The auction, titled “The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha, Mauryan Empire, Ashokan Era, circa 240-200 BCE”, were set to be a centrepiece of a two-week series of Sotheby’s auctions in ...

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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 ...

Since 1999, this day has been designated as a public holiday in Hong Kong, making it the only Chinese traditional religious holiday recognised as a public holiday. In 2025, Buddha's Birthday falls ...

New Delhi: The auction of the Piprahwa relics, linked to Lord Buddha and originally scheduled for May 7 by Sotheby’s Hong Kong, has been postponed, a statement issued the ministry of culture ...

Buddha's sacred jewels unearthed from Piparhawa, India, will go for auction in Hong Kong on Wednesday A collection of ancient jewels unearthed in 1898 from a stupa at Piprahwa in Uttar Pradesh ...

Buddha's Sacred Jewels, Valued At Rs 107 Crore, To Be Auctioned In Hong Kong Found in 1898 from a stupa in Piprahwa, near the Buddha's birthplace in present-day Uttar Pradesh, the cache includes ...

Sotheby’s Hong Kong postpones auction of Buddha jewels after India threatens legal action - Auction of sacred Buddha relics paused to allow discussion between parties contesting ownership.