He abandoned his ancestral seat at Chintapalli and built a new palace and town at the site of the ancient ... Though on the periphery of the Mauryan Empire during Emperor Ashoka’s reign, the region, ...

The auction house Sotheby’s has postponed its sale in Hong Kong of hundreds of sacred jewels linked to the Buddha’s remains, ...

The Piprahwa gems date back to the Mauryan Empire, circa 240 to 200 BC. They have been described by Sotheby’s as “one of the most astonishing archaeological finds of the modern era” and ...

The sale of the collection, known as the Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha Mauryan Empire, Ashokan Era, circa 240-200 BCE, has drawn criticism from Buddhist academics and monastic leaders.

Days before going under the hammer at Sotheby's Hong Kong, India has stepped in to halt the auction of a portion of the sacred Buddhist relics that were excavated in the northern parts of the ...

The 334-piece collection, known as the Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha, includes an array of pearls, rubies, topaz, sapphires and patterned gold sheets dating back to the Mauryan Empire ...

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India has successfully secured the postponement of the auction of the sacred ‘Piprahwa’ Buddhist Relics by Sotheby’s Hong Kong scheduled for May 7, the Union Culture Ministry said.