Sotheby’s Hong Kong postpones auction of Buddha jewels after India threatens legal action. Auction of sacred Buddha relics paused to allow discussion between parties contesting ownership.

On May 7, Sotheby's Hong Kong will auction a collection of several hundred ancient Indian gem relics linked to Buddha's mortal remains, estimated to sell for about HK$100 million (approximately ...

Since 1999, this day has been designated as a public holiday in Hong Kong, making it the only Chinese traditional religious holiday recognised as a public holiday. In 2025, Buddha's Birthday falls ...

Buddha's sacred jewels unearthed from Piparhawa, India, will go for auction in Hong Kong on Wednesday A collection of ancient jewels unearthed in 1898 from a stupa at Piprahwa in Uttar Pradesh ...

India has demanded the immediate suspension of an auction in Hong Kong featuring a portion of Buddhist relics excavated over a century ago, calling the sale illegal and unethical.. The relics ...

Buddha's Sacred Jewels, Valued At Rs 107 Crore, To Be Auctioned In Hong Kong Found in 1898 from a stupa in Piprahwa, near the Buddha's birthplace in present-day Uttar Pradesh, the cache includes ...

In Hong Kong last week, a local movie star endorsed a popular patent medicine with the ultimate tribute: “It cures you like Buddha.” Hong Kong itself, for more than 100 years the warehouse of ...

Sotheby’s is honoured to present the Piprahwa gems, appearing for the first time in Hong Kong. The 1898 discovery of these gems by William Claxton Peppé at Piprahwa in northern India — where they were ...

Auction of sacred Buddha relics paused to allow discussion between parties contesting ownership Sotheby’s Hong Kong postpones auction of Buddha jewels after India threatens legal action Skip to ...

India has demanded the immediate suspension of an auction in Hong Kong featuring a portion of Buddhist relics excavated over a century ago, calling the sale illegal and unethical. The relics ...