Sri Dalada Maligawa complex

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Buddhist temple complex cultural heritage site religious complex

The Sri Dalada Maligawa complex is the sacred temple precinct in Kandy, Sri Lanka, that houses the revered Tooth Relic of the Buddha and serves as a major religious and cultural center for Buddhists.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Royal Palace of Kandy	4
Sri Dalada Maligawa	4
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex canonical	2
Kandy Royal Palace complex	1
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic	1
Temple of the Tooth complex	1
Temple of the Tooth complex (as royal precinct)	1
Temple of the Tooth, Kandy	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple complex ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ religious complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Temple of the Tooth ⓘ surface form: Temple of the Tooth complex
architecturalStyle	Kandyan architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ Sinhalese kingdoms of Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Sinhalese monarchy
contains	drummers and dancers’ spaces for rituals ⓘ relic casket of the Tooth Relic ⓘ shrines to guardian deities ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
culturalRole	major cultural center in Sri Lanka ⓘ major religious center in Sri Lanka ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ surface form: Gautama Buddha
eraOfMajorDevelopment	Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Kandyan period
festival	Esala Perahera ⓘ
function	housing the Sacred Tooth Relic ⓘ site for Buddhist rituals and offerings ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
governingBody	Mahanayaka theros of Malwatte and Asgiriya chapters (in religious matters) ⓘ Sri Dalada Maligawa administration ⓘ
hasPart	Queens Palace ⓘ Temple of the Tooth ⓘ audience hall ⓘ drum hall ⓘ inner sanctum of the Tooth Relic ⓘ monastic quarters ⓘ museum spaces ⓘ ritual shrines ⓘ royal palace buildings ⓘ
heritageDesignation	national heritage site of Sri Lanka ⓘ
houses	Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha ⓘ
linkedTo	Buddhist monastic institutions in Kandy ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Province of Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Central Province, Sri Lanka Kandy ⓘ
near	Kandy Lake ⓘ
partOf	Kandy ⓘ surface form: Kandy city Kandy lakefront area ⓘ
pilgrimageType	Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
ritualPractice	daily puja ceremonies to the Tooth Relic ⓘ
securityLevel	high security due to religious and cultural importance ⓘ
significance	major pilgrimage destination for Buddhists ⓘ one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka ⓘ
symbolizes	legitimacy of Sri Lankan kingship ⓘ
tourismImportance	one of the most visited sites in Sri Lanka ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Sacred City of Kandy" ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1988 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of the Tooth → hasPart → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

Temple of the Tooth → altName → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Dalada Maligawa

King of Kandy → residence → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Palace of Kandy

King of Kandy → residence → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of the Tooth complex (as royal precinct)

Kandy → hasLandmark → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Palace of Kandy

Esala Perahera → associatedTemple → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Dalada Maligawa

Kirti Sri Rajasinha → residence → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Palace of Kandy

Sri Dalada Maligawa administration → administers → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Dalada Maligawa

octagonal pavilion (Pattirippuwa) → locatedIn → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of the Tooth, Kandy

octagonal pavilion (Pattirippuwa) → partOf → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of the Tooth complex

Kandy Lake → locatedNear → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

Kandy Lake → locatedNear → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Dalada Maligawa

Kandy Lake → locatedNear → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kandy Royal Palace complex

Kandyan architecture → notableExample → Sri Dalada Maligawa complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Palace of Kandy