Thompson has been following this case for over a year after the 9th century Buddha statue was flagged by Lost Arts of Nepal, a Facebook page dedicated to raising awareness of stolen artifacts.

But Nepal isn’t making a firm claim that the ... Yet the main hall of the Tibetan monastery was decorated with hundreds of golden Buddha statues. Drolma acknowledged the apparent contradiction ...

On April 8 — it was known as the Vaishakha Poornima Day, according to online sources — about 2,500 years ago, in the Lumbini ...

In 2024, at the India-ASEAN Summit, PM Modi gifted a vintage brass Buddha statue to Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith , symbolizing shared heritage and India’s commitment to cultural diplomacy.