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.

The University of Michigan Museum of Art is sending a ninth-century Buddha statue back to Nepal, ArtNews reported. The university has had the statute in its collection since 2016, but museum officials ...

The Buddha statue was first identified by the online heritage activist group Lost Arts of Nepal in 2021 as matching a statue stolen from Guita Tole in Patan, Kathmandu.

The famed museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen from the Kathmandu Valley. However, the institute’s announcement failed to mention the statue had once ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - A Buddha statue from a millennium ago that’s now at the University of Michigan Museum of Art is likely returning to its native homeland of Nepal. “Figure of Buddha” is a 9th ...

If you're looking to take a spiritual journey, this site in the mountains of Nepal offers numerous temples and is where ...

Carol Kruhen lifts up her pressed palms next to a statue of the Buddha after meditating at the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center in Franklin Township, N.J. on Sunday Nov. 30, 2024 ...

As a director of the Friends of Nepal-NJ organization, ... “And obviously, the statue of the Buddha in this temple,” he said. “Anybody who comes to that temple, ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C.

Nepal Women's team captain Indu Barma presented Smriti Mandhana with a statue of Buddha as a ‘Token of Love’ after the Asia Cup game on Tuesday, July 23.