Buddha relic stupa, enshrining one of the eight parts of the mortal remains of Lord Buddha after he attained Mahaparinirvana, is facing utter neglect in Vaishali. Despite being one of the most revered ...

For decades the relic casket from the Licchavis stupa and the ashes it contained remained in the storeroom of the Patna Museum, neglected and half forgotten. But as the economic importance of tourism, ...

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

The original stupa to keep the Buddha's tooth relic was destroyed in the war in 1900. Fortunately, the Buddha's tooth relic was found by monks clearing up the ruins of the stupa the following year.

The relic casket to be kept at the Smriti Stupa was first discovered during an exploration of Vaishali by Patna-based K.P. Jayaswal Research Institute around 1958-1960. Bijoy Kumar Chaudhary, the ...

Of the three tooth-relic stupa replicas, two have been conveyed to Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw over the last three days in their early legs of conveyance and kept there permanently for public obeisance.

A stupa—the word comes from the Sanskrit, meaning “to heap” or “to pile up”—is a Buddhist monument that often houses a relic. Over the millennia, stupas have been built from many ...

Buddha Relic Stupa, which enshrines the holy ashes of Lord Buddha, can also be seen surrounded by floodwater. According to Bihar Tourism, the Buddha Relic Stupa is a protected site by the ...

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 ...

BEIJING - The Buddhist Association of China (BAC) held a religious ceremony in western Beijing's Lingguang Temple on Saturday morning to send three Sakyamuni tooth-relic stupa replicas to Myanmar.