There is a common perception that everything started with Ashoka at Sarnath, but I knew that couldn’t be true,’ said ...

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After years of uncertainty, development of Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati is back on track. Revived by Chief Minister ...

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 ...

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A screen displays an image of the Piprahwa gems at the auction house Sotheby's in Hong Kong. The auction house Sotheby's has postponed its sale in Hong Kong of hundreds of sacred jewels linked to ...

The collection, known as the Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha, dates back to the Mauryan Empire during the Ashokan Era (circa 240–200 BCE) and was discovered in 1898 at Piprahwa ...

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 ...