In 2024, Buddha’s birthday lands on May 15. We look at who the Buddha was, festival rituals, and events to celebrate the holiday in Hong Kong, including the Cheung Chau Bun Festival.

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 ...

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 Shweta ...

India demands halt to Hong Kong auction of sacred Buddha relics Government urges return of items excavated in 1898, calling their sale a violation of global heritage laws ...

Buddha's Birthday is celebrated on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, which typically falls in May. Since 1999, this day has been designated as a public holiday in Hong Kong, making it the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A remarkable collection of ancient jewels, once buried beside what were believed to be the Buddha's ashes, is set to be auctioned at Sotheby's in Hong Kong this week.

Sotheby’s has postponed the controversial auction of ancient gem relics linked to the Buddha ’s remains at the last hour after the Indian government threatened legal action.

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.

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 ...