- In Kandy, Sri Lanka, a visit to a very holy place for Hindus, the Temple of the Tooth, that contains the buddha's tooth and the rituals surrounding it.
- Temple of the Tooth, also known as Sri Dalada Maligawa, is the site where Sri Lanka’s most important relic- the tooth of Buddha- has been kept.
- The current Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is at least over three centuries old and is one of the most important historical places in Sri Lanka.
- The Holy Temple of the Tooth at Kandy is the prime monument, the supreme edifice not only of the Sinhalese Buddhist populace of Sri Lanka but also of the...
- The brilliant roofed Temple of the Sacred Tooth houses Sri Lanka's most imperative Buddhist relic – a tooth of the Buddha.
- Located in the center of Sri Lanka among the misty hills of the central province, and housing the temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy is a magnet for visitors...
- Many years later, following Buddha’s passing away, an Indian Princess named Hemamala has brought the tooth relic to Sri Lanka. The temple complex is...
- 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.
- History of the Temple of the Tooth. According to legend, the tooth was taken from the Buddha as he lay on his funeral pyre. It was smuggled to Sri Lanka in 313...