Sotheby’s has cancelled a proposed sale of ancient gems linked to the Buddha and returned them to India following weeks of diplomatic and legal pressure. The set of 334 relics, collectively known as ...

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

The set of 349 gems, returned to India after more than a century, connects the grandeur of ancient Buddhist heritage with the ...

NEW YORK, NY – A rare and sacred collection of ancient Buddhist relics, believed to be linked to the cremated remains of the Buddha, has returned to India more than a century after it was first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. India has recovered a set of relics with ties to early Buddhism more than a century after they were removed from the country ...

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Sacred ancient gems linked to the Buddha were unveiled on Saturday in India for the first time since their colonial-era removal. The Piprahwa gems, a collection of more than ...

India has recovered a set of relics linked to early Buddhism more than a century after they were removed from the country during the British colonial period, officials said on July 30. The Piprahwa ...

In the third century BCE, Ashoka ruled an empire encompassing much of modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. During his reign, Buddhism proliferated across the South Asian ...

India has recovered a set of relics with ties to early Buddhism more than a century after they were removed from the country during the colonial period India's Minister of Culture Gajendra Singh ...