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Sri Dalada Maligawa, The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (official site)

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This is the official website of Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the temple's own account of the relic's traditional fourth century arrival, its historic role as a royal palladium of Sinhalese kingship, and its present enshrinement in seven nested gold caskets. As the custodian temple's own primary presentation it is the correct source for how the temple itself describes the relic's history and current ceremonial status. Its limit is that it presents the temple's own tradition and institutional voice, not independent historical verification of the relic's authenticity or exact origin, so a claim about the tooth's actual historical provenance needs an independent scholarly source alongside this custodial account.

Facts
Citation
Author
Sri Dalada Maligawa
Publisher
Sri Dalada Maligawa
Publication Year
2024
URL
https://sridaladamaligawa.lk/sri-dalada-maligawa-history/
Source Type
custodian
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The temple's own official site describing its own history and custody of the relic, treated at the top tier as that primary institutional record.
Notes
Official website of the custodian temple in Kandy: the relic's arrival in the 4th century CE, its role as royal palladium, and its enshrinement in seven nested gold caskets.
Custodian
Custodian Source
Yes
Custodian Body
Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic), Kandy
Custodian Basis
The temple is the custodian institution that houses and administers the veneration of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Sinhalese, Cultures

This source names Sinhalese directly: "historic role as a royal palladium of Sinhalese kingship, and its present enshrinement in seven nested gold caskets."

Source Sri Dalada Maligawa, The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (official site)Sri Dalada Maligawathe holders' own account
Sri Lanka, Countries

This source names Sri Lanka directly: "of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the temple's own account of the relic's traditional fourth century arrival, its historic role as a royal palladium of Sinhalese kingship, and its..."

Source Sri Dalada Maligawa, The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (official site)Sri Dalada Maligawathe holders' own account
Claims Backed By This Source (35 claims)

This source backs 35 claims across the atlas. As facts: 24 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 5 holds, 3 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 13 claims: 11 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • Open Questions, 11 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 connected, 1 general references.
  • Artifacts & Relics, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 1 general references.
  • Articles, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Scholarly debate

1

Artifacts & Relics

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