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Sale of gems 'containing living presence of Buddha' condemned

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May 02, 2025

Buddhist academics and monastic leaders have condemned an auction of Indian gem relics that they said were considered to be imbued with the living presence of the Buddha.

- David Batty

Sale of gems 'containing living presence of Buddha' condemned

The auction of the Piprahwa gems will take place in Hong Kong next week. Sotheby's listing describes them as being "of unparalleled religious, archaeological and historical importance" and many Buddhists considered them to be corporeal remains, which had been desecrated by a British colonial landowner.

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