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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.

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Relic of the tooth of the Buddha

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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...

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Temple of the Tooth

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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...

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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum

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The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum (Chinese: 新加坡佛牙寺龍華院) is a Buddhist temple and museum complex located in the Chinatown district of Singapore. The...

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Kandy Esala Perahera

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homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the procession consists of traditional...

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Diyawadana Nilame

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the Diyawadana Nilame for the most relic of the tooth of the Buddha, marked by the water cutting ceremony on the final day of the Esala Perahera. The...

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1989 Temple of the Tooth attack

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shrine, which is considered sacred to the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha and is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage...

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Relics associated with Buddha

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venerate the tooth relic in Kanyakubja. According to the Pali Dathavamsa (tooth chronicle) a disciple of Buddha named Khema took a tooth from Buddha's funeral...

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Somawathiya Chaitya

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built long before the time of Dutugamunu enshrining the right canine Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. It is attributed to the reign of King Kavan Tissa...

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Kothduwa temple

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once sheltered the sacred relic of the tooth of the Buddha, circa 340 CE. The Bodhi tree on the island was planted from a bud of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi...

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1998 Temple of the Tooth attack

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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...

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Polonnaruwa Vatadage

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the reign of Parakramabahu I to hold the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha or during the reign of Nissanka Malla of Polonnaruwa to hold the alms bowl used...

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Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy

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accommodate the politically-important relic of the tooth of the Buddha. The Dutch explorer Joris van Spilbergen offered an alliance to fight off the Portuguese...

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Heiyantuduwa Raja

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elephant, which carried the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha casket in the Dalada Perahera for 11 years after the demise of Maligawa Raja. Heiyantuduwa...

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Hatadage

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as a shrine to house the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Several historical sources including the Rajaveliya, Poojavaliya and the Galpotha inscription...

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Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya

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The temple was opposed by the senior monks of the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic), claiming it would overshadow the centre of the...

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Reliquary

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Buddhism, relics are known as cetiya; one of the most significant is the relic of the tooth of the Buddha in Sri Lanka. In Japan, Buddhist relics are...

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Constantino of Braganza

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and destroying the Tooth-Relic of Gotama Buddha, during the wars of the Portuguese. The native authorities however, maintained the relic was kept safe...

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Relic

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believed to be original remains of the body of the Buddha still survive, including the relic of the tooth of the Buddha in Sri Lanka. A stupa is a building...

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Anuradhapura period

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(114–136) – invaded the Chola kingdom and brought back captives. He recovered the tooth relic of the Buddha. Mahasena (274–301) – The Theravada (Maha Vihara)...

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Festivals in Sri Lanka

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city carrying a casket venerated by Buddhists as bearing the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. (This order may differ from year to year due astrological...

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Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

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southern branch from the historical sacred bo tree, Sri Maha Bodhi, which was destroyed during the time of Emperor Ashoka the Great, at Buddha Gaya in India...

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Cetiya

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the rest of the body decayed. (But note that the body of the Buddha was cremated) The relic of the tooth of the Buddha in Sri Lanka is the most notable...

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Vijayabahu III of Dambadeniya

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became the king of Dambadeniya, he was a ruler of a small province – a Vanni chieftain. Vijayabahu III brought the relic of the tooth of the Buddha to Dambadeniya...

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Siam Nikaya

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immemorial the sacred Tooth Relic of Gautama Buddha has been considered the symbol of the rulers of Sri Lanka. As time went on, the seat of the kingdom was...

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Dambadeniya

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of the temple of the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha, the Royal Palace, gardens, moats, and city walls. The double-story temple of the Tooth Relic has...

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Stupas in Sri Lanka

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sent the right collarbone relic of the Buddha. King Devanam Piya Tissa built the Thuparamaya to enshrine this relic, the right collarbone of the Buddha. The...

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Golden Canopy of the Temple of the Tooth

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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. In 1986 the Prime Minister...

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