This disapproval turned into a tidal wave on May 5, two days before the planned auction, with the intervention of the Indian ...

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Another phenomenon inadvertently revealed by the fact of the sale is the ongoing commercialisation of Buddhism in the west.

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 Hong Kong ...

Sotheby’s on Wednesday postponed an auction of jewels associated with Buddha’s remains after ... had issued a legal notice to Sotheby’s Hong Kong to demand the immediate halt of the sale ...

Auction house Sotheby’s has postponed a controversial auction of ancient jewels linked to Buddha’s remains after India demanded a halt to the sale, originally scheduled to take place in Hong Kong on ...

HONG KONG — Sotheby’s on Wednesday postponed an auction of jewels associated with Buddha’s remains after ... Peppé is a great-grandson of British William Peppé, who excavated the relics.

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 Hong Kong .