But why? Let’s understand. In 1898, British engineer William Claxton Peppé excavated a stupa – a dome-shaped Buddhist shrine – at Piprahwa, just south of Lumbini, believed to be the Buddha’s ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM will host a Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room from June 11, 2025, on a six-year loan from the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, featuring over 100 objects like ...

CROWN HEIGHTS — A 39-YEAR-OLD man was attacked and robbed of $40,000 cash, jewelry and electronics in the parking lot of the Atlantic Motor Inn at 1768 Atlantic Ave., Crown Heights, around 1:35 ...