via Vientiane Times/ The Star, 02 March 2020: Buddhas from the Lan Xang period repatriated from France.
Three ancient Buddha statues that were taken from Laos many decades ago have been returned after being retrieved from a Lao Buddhist temple in Paris.
Buddhists gathered on Thursday (Feb 27) at Ongteu Temple to venerate and welcome the return of the treasured images.
According to a Lao diplomatic envoy in Paris, Bounthong Chanthapaseuth, the abbot of the temple in Paris said the three sitting Buddha images were given to the temple by a Lao woman many years ago after the death of her husband.
She was informed that the statues had been taken from Laos during the time of the Lane Xang Kingdom.
Source: France returns Buddha images to Laos | The Star Online
