Museum of Lost Objects - The Keeper of Buddha's Bones

The mystery of the 2,000 year old little bronze box, the Kanishka casket, that was said to hold the remains of the Buddha himself.

Presented by Kanishk Tharoor Produced by Maryam Maruf

Contributor: Vazira Fazila-Yacoubali Zamindar, Brown University

Picture: Replica of the Kanishka casket at the British Museum Credit: BBC

Published on Saturday, 22nd July 2017.

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