CNN

How an 11th-century monastery reclaimed artifacts from the US — and discovered a hoard of treasures in the process

Hidden under years of dirt and grime in storage rooms, hundreds of precious religious objects have been rediscovered at a monastery in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. Gilded crowns worn by Buddhist ...
Reuters

U.S. to fund preservation of 11th-century monastery in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The United States will help to preserve an 11th-century monastery in Nepal, a Buddhist shrine also deeply revered in neighbouring Tibet, by donating $87,800 to protect ...