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Temple of the Tooth



Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
ශ්‍රී දළදා මාළිගාව


Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, a World Heritage Site in Kandy
Basic information


AffiliationBuddhism
CountrySri Lanka
Websitehttp://www.sridaladamaligawa.lk
Architectural description
FounderVimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy
Completed1595
Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhisttemple in the city of KandySri 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 it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site mainly due to the temple.
Bhikkhus of the two chapters of Malwatte and Asgiriya conduct daily worship in the inner chamber of the temple. Rituals are performed three times daily: at dawn, at noon and in the evenings. On Wednesdays there is a symbolic bathing of the relic with an herbal preparation made from scented water and fragrant flowers called Nanumura Mangallaya. This holy water is believed to contain healing powers and is distributed among those present.

The temple sustained damage from bombings by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 1998 but was fully restored each time.
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