Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will inaugurate a grand exposition of the sacred Piprahwa relics, which include bone fragments believed to be of the Buddha, a sandstone coffer, and offerings such as ornaments and gemstones, which were excavated in northern India in the late 19th century.
Titled “The Light and the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One,” it is being hosted for a couple of months at the Rai Pithora Cultural Complex here.
Following the discovery of the relics at Piprahwa (in today’s Uttar Pradesh) by William Claxton Peppe in 1898, portions were distributed globally, with a part gifted to the King of Siam (now Thailand), another one taken to England, and a part preserved at the Indian Museum in Calcutta (now Kolkata), the Ministry of Culture said.
A selection of the relics retained by the descendants of Peppe who was of British descent was listed for auction on May 7 last year by Sotheby’s Hong Kong.
However, the auction was halted, and the relics returned to Ind​Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will inaugurate a grand exposition of the sacred Piprahwa relics, which include bone fragments believed to be of the Buddha, a sandstone coffer, and offerings such as ornaments and gemstones, which were excavated in northern India in the late 19th century.
Titled “The Light and the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One,” it is being hosted for a couple of months at the Rai Pithora Cultural Complex here.
Following the discovery of the relics at Piprahwa (in today’s Uttar Pradesh) by William Claxton Peppe in 1898, portions were distributed globally, with a part gifted to the King of Siam (now Thailand), another one taken to England, and a part preserved at the Indian Museum in Calcutta (now Kolkata), the Ministry of Culture said.
A selection of the relics retained by the descendants of Peppe who was of British descent was listed for auction on May 7 last year by Sotheby’s Hong Kong.
However, the auction was halted, and the relics returned to Ind ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
