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The Art Institute of Chicago Returned a Sculpture to Nepal But Obscured Its Connection to a Wealthy Donor
The famed museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen from the Kathmandu Valley. However ...
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12th-century 'Buddha Sheltered by Serpent King' returns to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago announced on Monday that it is returning a 12th-century sculpture titled "Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda" to Nepal after new research found that the ...
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Nepal court acquits "Buddha Boy" in child sexual abuse case
Dubbed as 'Buddha Boy' in early 2005, the controversial spiritual leader was arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal from the outskirts of the capital, Kathmandu and taken to Sarlahi ...
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Art Institute of Chicago Returns Stolen Buddha to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) this week announced the return of Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda to Nepal ...
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Nepal: Buddha's birthplace Lumbini witness huge tourist footfall post-pandemic
It houses the Marker Stone, the Nativity Sculpture, and the structural ruins associated with the birth of Lord Sakyamuni Buddha. Kathmandu (Nepal), April 14 (ANI): Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra ...
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University of Michigan Museum of Art Seeks To Deaccession 9th Century Buddha Statue to Nepal
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is seeking to deaccession a 9th-century stone Buddha to allow for its repatriation it to Nepal. UMMA said it had "determined that deaccessioning and ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
Officials are working with the government of Nepal to voluntarily repatriate the piece, the museum announced this month.