The design of the temple has a Northern Chinese style with arts from the Tang Dynasty and Japanese inspired architecture. Constructed in the 16th century AD, the Temple of the Tooth is also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa. This relic of the tooth of Buddha has been playing an important role in local politics as since centuries it has been believed that the governance of the country goes in the hands of those who rule the relics.

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple is the grandest Buddhist temple in the Chinatown area. The temple had gone through a total of nine proposals before its design was finalised. The relic can be viewed by the public at the 4th floor of the temple.

1 Origin of the relic Dating back to the 18th century, the temple got destroyed during the colonial wars between Portuguese and Dutch. The size of the tooth - measuring 7.5cm - is also far too long for a human tooth. Consequently several attempts were made to destroy the Relic by the fanatical rulers. This temple is a place of worship as well as a museum that is rich in culture and history. Besides stipulating the building design to be ‘traditional’, it is also requested that the temple contains facilities and hold events for both locals and tourists. The temple was constructed by the Kandyan Kings from 1687-1707. Yet the Tooth relic … According to Sri Lankan legends, when the Buddha died in 543 BC, his body was cremated in a A belief grew that whoever possessed the tooth relic had a divine right to rule that land.The relic came to be regarded as a symbolic representation of the living Buddha and it is on this basis that there grew up a series of offerings, rituals, and ceremonies. These are conducted under the supervision of the two Aside from the relic in Sri Lanka, several relics in other countries are also reputed to be a tooth-relic of the Buddha. The temple is situated adjacent to the Royal Palace complex of the former kingdom of Kandy. Ven. The basement of the temple holds a theatre and a vegetarian dining hall that serve complimentary meals, though dona Shi Fa Zhao, the current president and abbot of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, was approached by STB to redevelop the temple. It is claimed that the relic of Buddha from which it gains its name was found in a collapsed stupa. View of the inside of the temple, showing a seated Buddha Night shot of The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple from the 7th floor of a nearby Housing and Development Board block He also rejected a design with Southern Chinese typology, which is the style adopted by temples with a long history in Chinatown. Besides stipulating the building design to be ‘traditional’, it is also requested that the temple contains facilities and hold events for both locals and tourists. The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum (BTRTM) is a religious and cultural institution located in Chinatown, which houses a relic said to be a tooth from Buddha.The BTRTM was built for the veneration of the relic, to promote Buddhist culture and education and provide welfare services to the public. In recent years the templ… The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple was built for the public veneration of a tooth that was discovered by the Venerable Cakkapala during the restoration of a collapsed stupa in Myanmar in 1980. The temple was based on the architectural style during the The basement of the temple holds a theatre and a vegetarian dining hall that serve complimentary meals, though donations are accepted. The relic of the tooth of Buddha is venerated in Sri Lanka as a cetiya relic of Gautama Buddha, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. Located in the historic district of Chinatown, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum’s richly designed interiors and comprehensive exhibits on Buddhist art and history tell stories of culture over thousands of years old. Shi Fa Zhao, the current president and abbot of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, was approached by STB in 1998 to develop a proposal for a temple on the vacant site. The shrine overlooks the vast expanse of Kandy Lake.The temple proudly boasts as the humble abode of Buddha’s tooth. Shi Fa Zhao is also the founder of the Metta Welfare Association, a non-profit voluntary welfare organisation (VWO) that provides special education, welfare services, community and medical care to the intellectually disabled, elderly and terminally ill in society.The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple from South Bridge Road As such, a temple with Southern China architecture would have been an authentic reflection of the migrant history of Singapore. After discovering the tooth in a solid gold stupa, the Venerable Cakkapala’s assistants took it to be enshrined in the Bandula Monastery. The temple was based on the architectural style during the Tang dynasty and built to house the tooth relic of the historical Buddha. Ven. The abbot rejected a design that was too ‘contemporary’, therefore, deemed out of place in the Chinatown landscape. Thenceforth, the Tooth relic of the Kalinga became an object of great veneration by generations of Kalinga kings, until it earned the wrath of brahmanical followers. The construction was done in order to show the respect and to house the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha.