Auction gems found in Buddha residues was delayed after India’s facilities star-news.press/wp

Hong Kong – Sotheby delayed the auction of the ancient gems associated with the remains of being after the Indian government threatened legal proceedings and demanded their repatriation.

The auction of Piprahwa Gema is delayed “with the sender agreement”, on Wednesday, three offspring of the British colonial population dug on Wednesday.

“This will enable the discussion of the parties, and we look forward to sharing any updates as needed,” Auction house said.

India banged the planned auction of gems, which will be digged by William Claxton in 1898, as offensive for 500 million in the world and the violations of the Indian and international law and the United Nations Conventions.

PIprahwa cover, part of a blinded cache of more than 1800 artifacts located in the Indian Museum in Kolkuti, are called the city in what is now the Indian Pradesh, where they are buried in the pole, or a funeral monument, around 200-240. years before Christ.

The GEMS was said that the same cremated residues were implyed, which died about 200 years earlier, and many Buddhists believe they were imbued with his presence.

334 The gems were scheduled for sale on Wednesday in Hong Kong, where Sotheby placed them at the exhibition at the public exhibition. They expected them to sell for about 100 million Hong Kong ($ 12.9 million).

Insured in three glass cases and is surrounded by other Buddhist artifacts, which were glittering silver silver and golden stars embossed symbols, together with pearls, beans and flowers, including amethyst, topaz, granet, coral and crystal.

“None of the incomparable importance in early Buddhism has never appeared in auction,” Sothey said on his website, which was no longer promoting sales on Wednesday.

In a letter of Monday and Joint onlineThe Indian Ministry of Culture announced that the gems were holy relics and “not separate from remnants that follow”, according to Buddhist theology and archaeological standards.

“Separate and sell them violates the religious doctrine and the international ethical norm for the handling of the Holy Remedies,” the letter is said.

Sale has also condemned Buddhist scholars and religious leaders.

At the time of the discovered British crore, he claimed that he was an invention under the 1878. year, giving bones and ashes Buddhist King Chulalongkorn from Thailand. But the Peppé family is allowed to keep the fifth of the relic, and they are transferred for generations.

“I hope he will go to someone who really appreciates them,” Chris Peppé, Peppé is a prown, wrote in a February piece for Sotheby’s Following the collect catalog.

The Indian government told Peppé, TV director and headquarters in Los Angeles, the authority for selling gems and to facilitate sales, Sotheby’s “participated in continuous colonial exploitation.” It was said that if Peppé no longer wants to have custody about the jewels, they should first be offered to India.

Peppé did not respond to the comment request. He told the BBC That his family investigated the possibility of donating to the religion, but she encountered obstacles and that he is “the easiest and most sought up way to transfer these relics to Buddhists.