Temple of the Tooth
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in 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 the Buddha.
- Building
- …lies at an elevation of around 530 metres (1,730 feet)
- …stands 14 metres (46 feet) tall
- …has 1 floor
- Description: Buddhist temple housing the relic of the tooth of Buddha
- Also known as“Media Bureau of Sri Dalada Maligawa”“Sri Dalada Maligawa”“Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Palace Complex of Kandy and International Buddhist Museum.
International Buddhist Museum
International Buddhist Museum is the world's first International Buddhist Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandy and Mahaiyawa.
Temple of the Tooth
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Latitude
7.29452° or 7° 17′ 40″ north
Longitude
80.64167° or 80° 38′ 30″ east
Open location code
6MV27JVR+RM
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Temple of the Tooth” goes by many names.
سيري دالادا ماليجاواArabic
দাঁতৰ বুদ্ধ মন্দিৰAssamese
দাঁতৰ বুদ্ধ মন্দিৰ (শ্ৰীলংকা)Assamese
စွယ်တော်ကျောင်းတော်Burmese
Temple de la DentCatalan
佛牙寺Chinese
Chrám Buddhova zubuCzech
سيرى دالادا ماليجاواEgyptian Arabic
Templo de la DentoEsperanto
ბუდას კბილის ტაძარიGeorgian
מקדש השןHebrew
दांत का मंदिरHindi
श्री डालडा मालीगांव पवित्र दाँत का मंदिरHindi
श्री दलदा मालीगावHindi
A fog templomaHungarian
Kuil GigiIndonesian
Wihara GigiIndonesian
Tempio del DenteItalian
ダラダー・マーリガーワ寺院Japanese
ಕ್ಯಾಂಡಿಯ ದಂತ ದೇವಾಲಯKannada
불치사Korean
ദളദ മാലിഗാവMalayalam
ശ്രീ ദളദാ മാളിഗാവMalayalam
Dalada MaligavaNorwegian
Dalada MaligavaNorwegian Bokmål
ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਦਲਦਾ ਮਾਲੀਗਾਵPanjabi
Храм Зуба БуддыRussian
दत् का देवालयSanskrit
श्रि दलड् मलिगाव देवालय पुण्य दत्Sanskrit
ශ්රී දළදා මාළිගාවSinhala
Sri Dalada MaligawaSlovenian
Sri Dalada MaligawaSwedish
தலதா மாளிகைTamil
దంత ఆలయం శ్రీలంకTelugu
วัดพระเขี้ยวแก้วThai
Храм Зуба БуддиUkrainian
Шрі Далада МалігаваUkrainian
شری دالدا مالی گاواUrdu
شری دَلَدا مالیگاوَہUrdu
Sri Dalada MaligawaVietnamese
Y Deml o’r danneddWelsh
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