Sotheby's is about to auction off remains of the Buddha taken by colonial officials from India in 1898. "For the Buddhists who deposited them-as for Buddhists today-the gems, & his bone & ash, all belong to the Buddha & shouldn’t just be sold to the highest bidder." https://religionnews.com/2025/04/22/auctioning-the-buddhas-relics-is-perpetuating-colonial-violence/