Sacred Tooth Relic

The relic which s the left canine of Buddha resides in the Temple of the Tooth which was constructed in the 16th century. The relic is enshrined in a golden casket, and its display forms the focus of several annual religious ceremonies, the most famous being the Esala Perahera.

Protecting of the Sacred Tooth Relic and conducting religious rituals without a break is being carried out to the present day under the strict surveillance of the three chief custodians of the Tooth Relic, the most Venerable Mahanayake Theros of Malwatta and Asgiriya chapters and the lay custodian, the Diyawadana Nilame.Read more