Buddha, one of fewer than 230 Florida panthers, was put to sleep at the Tallahassee Museum after his condition became ...

The auction, titled The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha, Mauryan Empire ... it argued that relics placed in stupas are sacred grave goods that cannot be commodified. It called upon Sotheby ...

“These sacred grave goods are inseparable from the Buddha’s remains. To commodify them violates Buddhist theology and international ethical norms.” Challenging Sotheby’s description of the ...

At the turn of the 19th century, rediscovering places associated with the historical Buddha became a fascination ... that establish a precedent of grave good repatriation.