Hetadage Hetadage (pronounce as Hætadage) (Sinhala: හැටදාගේ) is a relic shrine located in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. It stands in the Sacred Quadrangle facing the Vatadage Shrine . History Hetadage building has been identified as the ancient Temple of the Tooth Relic built by King Nissankamalla [(1187-1196 A.D.) Nicholas, 1963; Paranavitana, 1950]. The building is called Hetadage because it is said that it was built within sixty (Sinhala: Heta ) hours, i.e. one single day (Ray, 1960). In the Sinhalese Language, the word H æta means sixty and Dage means the relic shrine. However, another theory suggests that this building is so named because it held sixty relics. The structure was restored by King Vijayabahu IV (1270-1272 A.D.) of the Dambadeniya Kingdom (Nicholas, 1963). The building
Hetadage was a two-storied building and is apparently a larger version of the design of the Atadage building (Prematilleke, 1990). The upper storey has now been destroyed and the brick and stone walls o…
