May 7, 2025 4:57 PM
India able to stop auction of sacred Piprahwa Buddhist relics
The Culture Ministry has successfully secured the postponement of the auction of the sacred Piprahwa Buddhist relics by Sotheby’s Hong Kong, which was scheduled for today. The Piprahwa Relics were excavated in 1898 by William Claxton Peppé. These comprise bone fragments of the Historical Bud...