THE SLICK online catalogue entry for “Premium Lot 1, The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha” on the Sotheby’s Hong Kong website was abruptly replaced on May 7 with a single line notification: “The ...

The relics, listed for auction by Sotheby’s Hong Kong on 7 May, include gemstones and ritual items associated with Buddha. The Ministry of Culture announced on Monday that it had served a legal ...

This disapproval turned into a tidal wave on May 5, two days before the planned auction, with the intervention of the Indian ...

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 $ ...

The slick online catalogue entry for“Premium Lot 1, The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha” on the Sotheby's Hong Kong ...

titled “The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha, Mauryan Empire, Ashokan Era, circa 240-200 BCE”, were set to be a centrepiece of a two-week series of Sotheby’s auctions in Hong Kong ...

Think again, my friend. Sign up to our newsletter to enjoy Hong Kong without spending a thing (as well as options when you're feeling flush). Buddha’s Birthday celebrates the birth of Prince ...

Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour will be lit up with images of temples, flower boards, dancing lions and bun towers this weekend as part of the celebrations for Buddha’s Birthday and the Cheung ...