See stills and images of individuals featured in Bones of the Buddha.
Behind the Scenes Gallery
Author Charles Allen at great Ashokan Stupa at Sanchi near Bhopal.
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At Calcutta's Indian Museum, Author Charles Allen examines the all important inscription urn from the original Piprahwa Stupa.
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At Calcutta's Indian Museum, Author Charles Allen and German scholar Professor Harry Falk examine the stone chest that contained the original Piprahwa find.
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Author Charles Allen at Boghaya, one of Buddhism's holiest sites.
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India's first written text: Brahmi inscription on the Ashokan Pillar at Lauriya Nandangar.
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Author Charles Allen at the Piprahwa Stupa, site of the original find in 1898.
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In a reconstructed sequence, estate manager William Peppe examines the all important inscription urn.
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In a reconstructed sequence, estate manager William Peppe examines relics in a glass jar.
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In a reconstructed sequence, estate manager William Peppe examines the all important inscription urn.
Photo credit: © Icon Films / Lorne Kramer
Author Charles Allen Examines original jewels from Piprahwa Stupa.
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Author Charles Allen Examines original jewels from Piprahwa Stupa.
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Neil Peppe with some of the jewels found by his grandfather, William Peppe, in 1898 at Piprahwa in Northern India.
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One of India's few Buddhists in the religon's birthplace of Northern India
Buddhism was much attacked by other faiths there over the centuries.
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Buddhism's holy of holies: The Mahabodi Temple at Bodghaya in Northern India
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The Piprahwa Stupa, scene of William Peppe's extraordinary 1898 discovery
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