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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 ...
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 ...
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 ]
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]
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)
The Golden Canopy of the Temple of the Tooth (Sinhala: දළදා මාළිගාවේ රන් වියන, romanized: Dalada Maligawe Ran Viyana, lit. 'Golden Canopy of Dalada Maligawa') is a canopy used to cover the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha, housed in the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) in Kandy Sri Lanka.
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Perahera Tuskers in front of Temple of the Tooth. The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada ...