Temple of the Tooth Relic (Anuradhapura)
Photo credit: Ali Marhubi, Google Street View
A ruined building popularly known as Dalada-ge (Sinhala: දළදාගේ, අනුරාධපුර දළදා මාළිගාව) ( Temple of the Tooth Relic ) is located in the Inner City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. History
At present, this building is believed as the Dalada-ge, the shrine used to place the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha during the Anuradhapura Period . However, this identification is still in the debate as there is no strong evidence has been found to prove that belief. Scholars have divided opinions regarding the true location of the ancient Dalada-ge (the Temple of the Tooth Relic) at Anuradhapura (Amarasinghe, 2015). Tooth Relic of the Buddha During the reign of King Sirimeghavanna (c.362-389 A.D.), the Tooth Relic of the Buddha was brought to Sri Lanka and placed in a shrine named Dhammacakka (Paranavitana, 1936). Since then, it was kept in or near the royal palace, treated with higher esteem and considered a symbol of kingship (Jayasuriya, 2016). Presently, thi…
