• ‘Dalada Maligawa’, Temple of the Tooth Relic is located in the Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Lord Buddha.
  • The relic was historically held by Sinhalese kings. The temple of the tooth is a World Heritage Site mainly due to the temple and the relic.
  • The Temple of the Tooth Relic, is quite simply put, the single most important historical place in Sri Lanka.
    • Explore Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
    • Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Or Millennium Elephant Foundation
    • Take in stunning views of the surrounding area from the top of the Ambuluwawa tower
  • Sri Dalada Maligawa (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී දළදා මාළිගාව) or The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka.
  • Its present house, the Temple of the Tooth Relic ( Dālada Māligāwa ) in Kandy, Sri Lanka is considered the foremost sacred place of worship in the Buddhist world.
  • The Tooth Relic was brought to Sri Lanka in the 4th century AD and was kept in various temples across the island and eventually kept at this Temple of the Tooth.
  • History of the Temple of the Tooth. According to legend, the tooth was taken from the Buddha as he lay on his funeral pyre.
  • None of the Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka has the symbolic and, religious value of the tooth relic temple Kandy, which sits in the city of Kandy.
  • The temple of the sacred tooth relic has several structures and buildings which exhibit the glory and splendor of classical Kandyan architecture.