India halts auction of sacred Buddha relics unearthed at Piprahwa in 1898. Scholars demand repatriation over colonial legacy.

HARIPUR: A high-level delegation from the US Embassy visited on Saturday the Julian Buddhist Stupa and Monastery, a significant relic of the ancient Buddhist civilisation located in Khanpur. The ...

Peppé was allowed to keep roughly a fifth of the gems. An added twist emerges in the published hearing about the export license for the Piprahwa stupa relic gems from the U.K.

The Mandala Stupa is built on a base 60 meters in diameter and stands 29 meters tall, located at the heart of the Tay Thien Special National Relic Site in Vinh Phuc Province. The stupa was personally ...

William Claxton Peppé was an English estate manager who excavated a stupa at Piprahwa, just south of Lumbini, the believed birthplace of Buddha. He uncovered relics inscribed and consecrated ...

The Buddha relic stupa stands 17 meters tall and enshrines 13 relics gifted by Narada Mahathera. The reclining Buddha statue with nine disciples below symbolizes the Buddha’s final moments before ...

Buddha’s sacred jewels, unearthed in 1898, head to auction at Sotheby’s, raising ethical concerns.

In 1898, William Claxton Peppé, an English estate manager, excavated a stupa at Piprahwa, just south of Lumbini, where the Buddha is believed to have been born.

Upon reaching Delhi, the Holy Relic will be placed in a specially protected enclosure at the National Museum for prayers, chanting, and meditation by followers of the Dhamma, including eminent ...