Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha
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The Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is a revered relic believed to be one of the Buddha’s teeth, enshrined in Kandy, Sri Lanka, and regarded as a powerful symbol of Buddhist faith and royal legitimacy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Dalada (Sacred Tooth Relic) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist relic
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religious relic ⓘ tooth relic ⓘ |
| approximateArrivalCenturyInSriLanka | 4th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Esala Perahera
NERFINISHED
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Kandy Esala Perahera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtBy |
Prince Dantha
NERFINISHED
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Princess Hemamali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
UNESCO World Heritage associated object
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national symbol of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| currentLocationSinceCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| earlierLocation |
Anuradhapura
NERFINISHED
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Dambadeniya NERFINISHED ⓘ Gampola NERFINISHED ⓘ Kotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurunegala NERFINISHED ⓘ Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Yapahuwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enshrinedIn |
Sri Dalada Maligawa
NERFINISHED
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Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
linked to legitimacy of Sinhalese kings
ⓘ
seat of rule believed to follow the relic ⓘ |
| housedIn |
golden reliquary
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nested series of caskets ⓘ |
| influence | inspired construction of many tooth-relic temples in Asia ⓘ |
| keptIn | inner sanctum of the Temple of the Tooth ⓘ |
| legendaryOrigin | taken from Buddha’s funeral pyre at Kushinagar ⓘ |
| legendaryTransmission | brought to Sri Lanka from Kalinga ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
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Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandy District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialForm | tooth ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite | major Buddhist pilgrimage destination ⓘ |
| processionRole | represented in casket on elephant during Esala Perahera ⓘ |
| publicDisplay | not normally shown directly to the public ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritual |
daily puja ceremonies
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offerings of flowers ⓘ offerings of incense ⓘ offerings of lamps ⓘ |
| security | heavily guarded ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Buddhist faith
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political sovereignty in Sri Lanka ⓘ protection of the state ⓘ royal legitimacy ⓘ |
| typeOfRelic | bodily relic of the Buddha ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext | Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is part of Kandy World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Buddhists
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Sri Lankan Buddhists ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sri Dalada (Sacred Tooth Relic)