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UPDATE: Sotheby’s Postpones Auction of Buddha-Linked Relics Following Indian Government Intervention

Justin Whitaker 8 May 2025

A Sotheby’s auction of ancient Buddhist relics was postponed after India demanded their return and an ethical debate on cultural repatriation

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Buddha-Linked Relics Head to Auction, Sparking Ethical and Cultural Debate as India Demands Halt to Sale

Justin Whitaker 6 May 2025

Jewels said to be linked to the Buddha’s relics will be auctioned at Sotheby’s Hong Kong this week with critics saying the move commercializes sacred objects and echoes colonial extraction

Monks in Korea Welcome the Return of Buddhist Relics after 85 Years in US Museum

Craig C Lewis 22 April 2024

Monks from the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism hosted a display of Buddhist relics and their reliquary in Seoul after their historic return to South Korea.

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John Harvey Negru 22 April 2020

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Sarira and other relics found inside the stone pagoda at the Mireuksa. From koreaherald.com

New Museum Reveals Buddhist Mysteries of Korea’s Baekje Kingdom

Craig C Lewis 24 January 2020

Many ancient Buddhist relics on public display for the first…

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UPDATE: Sotheby’s Postpones Auction of Buddha-Linked Relics Following Indian Government Intervention

Buddha-Linked Relics Head to Auction, Sparking Ethical and Cultural Debate as India Demands Halt to Sale

Monks in Korea Welcome the Return of Buddhist Relics after 85 Years in US Museum

Buddha Stuff

New Museum Reveals Buddhist Mysteries of Korea’s Baekje Kingdom