Temple of the Tooth, Kandy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Temple_of_the_Tooth,_Kandy
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sri_Dalada_Maligawa
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Esala_Perahera
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Kandyan_architecture
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kandyan_Kingdom
gptkbp:coordinates 7.2936° N, 80.6414° E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Sacred_Tooth_Relic_of_the_Buddha
gptkbp:founded 16th century
gptkbp:function Religious worship
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Malwathu_and_Asgiriya_Chapters
gptkbp:hasLake gptkb:Kandy_Lake
gptkbp:hasMuseum Yes
gptkbp:hasSubShrine gptkb:Pattirippuwa_(octagonal_pavilion)
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:mainRelic gptkb:Tooth_of_the_Buddha
gptkbp:notableEvent 1998 bombing
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kandy_city
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:significance Houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha
gptkbp:touristAttraction Yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iv) (vi)
gptkbp:UNESCO_inscriptionYear 1988
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:pilgrims
gptkbp:website https://sridaladamaligawa.lk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buddha_tooth_relic
gptkb:Arrival_of_the_Sacred_Tooth_Relic_in_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7