14 min

The Keeper of Buddha's Bones Museum of Lost Objects

    • Society & Culture

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

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

14 min

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