Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

Thanks to the Buddha, crime rates went down, and cleanliness went up. The shrine even became a tourist attraction. Some of the neighbors weren’t happy about all the activity, though.

Museum officials say they are voluntarily repatriating the object after learning that it had been stolen from Guita Bahi in the Kathmandu Valley ...