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  2. Temple of the Tooth - Wikipedia

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    Sri Dalada Maligawa [a], commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because ...

  3. 1998 Temple of the Tooth attack - Wikipedia

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    The 1998 Temple of the Tooth attack was an attack on the Temple of the Tooth Relic, located in Kandy, Sri Lanka.The shrine, which is considered to be important to the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha, and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.

  4. Relic of the tooth of the Buddha - Wikipedia

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    The relic of the tooth of Buddha (Pali danta dhātuya) is venerated in Sri Lanka as a sacred cetiya relic of the Buddha, who is the founder of Buddhism, the fourth largest religion worldwide. History [ edit ]

  5. Paththirippuwa - Wikipedia

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    The Pattirippuwa was constructed on the site of the old temple kitchen. [5] The Pattirippuwa was intended as a place where Rajasingha could exhibit the sacred tooth relic to the surrounding populace, [6] view the temple festivals, peraheras and on important occasions address his subjects. The symbolism of its octagonal form, reinforced the view ...

  6. Diyawadana Nilame - Wikipedia

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    Notable Diyawadana Nilames of the past. Diyawadana Nilame is the office of the chief lay custodian of the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka.Formerly an office of the royal household, at present it is the trustee for the Temple of the Tooth as defined by the Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance of 1931. [1]

  7. Indiraja - Wikipedia

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    Indi Raja (c. 1980: Sinhala: ඉන්දි රාජා), also known as Indiraja, is an Indian elephant. [1] Indiraja is a main casket bearer of the Kandy Esala Perahera, an annual religious procession held to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, at the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in which he carried the main casket many times. [2]

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag.

  9. Relics associated with Buddha - Wikipedia

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    Left Tooth Relic-Left Lower Canine Tooth Relic(Pali: Dataha) Temple of the Tooth in Kandy,Sri Lanka. Left Tooth Relic-Left Upper Canine Tooth Relic(Pali: Dataha) Gandhara-in present-day north west Pakistan ana north east Afghanistan. But this place is not specifically identified. Right Tooth Relic-Right Lower Canine Tooth Relic(Pali: Dataha)