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Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Temple of the Tooth Museum, Temple Square, Kandy, Sri Lanka Phone: +94 81 2 234226 Not availableAbout
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy , which houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site partly due to the temple.
