Buddhist stupa to be moved from NM Petroglyph Park

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Buddhist stupa has been order removed from New Mexico’s Petroglyph National Monument.

The National Park Service said Monday that park service will remove the religious item from the park this week after getting an opinion from the Department of Interior’s solicitor general. The solicitor general ruled last month that keeping the Buddhist stupa violates the Constitution on established religion.

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