The relic of the tooth of Buddha (Pali danta dhātuya) is venerated in Sri Lanka as a sacred cetiya relic of the Buddha, who is the founder of Buddhism...
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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...
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The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum (Chinese: 新加坡佛牙寺龍華院) is a Buddhist temple and museum complex located in the Chinatown district of Singapore. The...
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Kandy Esala Perahera (redirect from Festival of the Tooth)
homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the procession consists of traditional...
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the Diyawadana Nilame for the most relic of the tooth of the Buddha, marked by the water cutting ceremony on the final day of the Esala Perahera. The...
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including the tooth of the Buddha, Muhammad's beard, and Jesus's foreskin. Preservation of body parts is particularly popular within the Roman Catholic...
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venerate the tooth relic in Kanyakubja. According to the Pali Dathavamsa (tooth chronicle) a disciple of Buddha named Khema took a tooth from Buddha's funeral...
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built long before the time of Dutugamunu enshrining the right canine Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. It is attributed to the reign of King Kavan Tissa...
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accommodate the politically-important relic of the tooth of the Buddha. The Dutch explorer Joris van Spilbergen offered an alliance to fight off the Portuguese...
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elephant, which carried the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha casket in the Dalada Perahera for 11 years after the demise of Maligawa Raja. Heiyantuduwa...
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"The History of the Tooth Relic" and contains histories and popular traditions associated with the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. This relic is currently...
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which is considered to be important to the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha, and is also a UNESCO designated World...
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shrine, which is considered sacred to the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha and is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage...
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Polonnaruwa Vatadage (category Kingdom of Polonnaruwa)
the reign of Parakramabahu I to hold the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha or during the reign of Nissanka Malla of Polonnaruwa to hold the alms bowl used...
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and destroying the Tooth-Relic of Gotama Buddha, during the wars of the Portuguese. The native authorities however, maintained the relic was kept safe...
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Hatadage (category Kingdom of Polonnaruwa)
as a shrine to house the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Several historical sources including the Rajaveliya, Poojavaliya and the Galpotha inscription...
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Anuradhapura period (redirect from Ancient history of Sri Lanka)
(114–136) – invaded the Chola kingdom and brought back captives. He recovered the tooth relic of the Buddha. Mahasena (274–301) – The Theravada (Maha Vihara)...
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Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya (category Kingdom of Kandy)
The temple was opposed by the senior monks of the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic), claiming it would overshadow the centre of the...
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Festivals in Sri Lanka (redirect from List of festivals in Sri Lanka)
city carrying a casket venerated by Buddhists as bearing the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. (This order may differ from year to year due astrological...
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Siam Nikaya (category Schools of Buddhism founded in Sri Lanka)
immemorial the sacred Tooth Relic of Gautama Buddha has been considered the symbol of the rulers of Sri Lanka. As time went on, the seat of the kingdom was...
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Buddhism, relics are known as cetiya; one of the most significant is the relic of the tooth of the Buddha in Sri Lanka. In Japan, Buddhist relics are...
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became the king of Dambadeniya, he was a ruler of a small province – a Vanni chieftain. Vijayabahu III brought the relic of the tooth of the Buddha to Dambadeniya...
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Mahinda (Buddhist monk) (category Year of birth uncertain)
for a stupa to be constructed, and a part of the bodily relics of Gautama Buddha were transferred from the Maurya Empire to Sri Lanka. Mahinda then had...
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Kothduwa temple (section The temple today)
once sheltered the sacred relic of the tooth of the Buddha, circa 340 CE. The Bodhi tree on the island was planted from a bud of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi...
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Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
southern branch from the historical sacred bo tree, Sri Maha Bodhi, which was destroyed during the time of Emperor Ashoka the Great, at Buddha Gaya in India...
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believed to be original remains of the body of the Buddha still survive, including the relic of the tooth of the Buddha in Sri Lanka. A stupa is a building...
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Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya (redirect from Mahavihara of Anuradhapura)
Rise of the Kingdom. Feats of Buddha. Topes and Monasteries. Statue of Buddha in Jade. Bo Tree. Festival of Buddha's Tooth. Retrieved 2010-04-30. {{cite...
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the rest of the body decayed. (But note that the body of the Buddha was cremated) The relic of the tooth of the Buddha in Sri Lanka is the most notable...
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Tripiṭaka (redirect from The Tripitaka)
sermons were rehearsed orally during the meeting of the First Buddhist council just after the Parinibbana of the Buddha. The teachings continued to be transmitted...
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Sanghamitta (category Children of Ashoka)
she entered an order of Buddhist monks. The two siblings later went to Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddha at the request of King Devanampiya Tissa...
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