Temple of the Tooth Museum

Temple of the Tooth Museum
Pansiya Panas Jathakaya, literary work during Kingdom of Dambadeniya
Location	Kandy, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°17′38″N 80°38′19″E / 7.29389°N 80.63861°E / 7.29389; 80.63861Coordinates: 7°17′38″N 80°38′19″E / 7.29389°N 80.63861°E / 7.29389; 80.63861
Type	Religion & history
Website	Sri Dalada Maligawa

Temple of the Tooth Museum (simply known as Sri Dalada Museum)^[1] is a museum of the Temple of the Tooth. It is located on the first and the second floors wing of the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The first floor has historical records, lists of the Chief Prelates, lists of Kandyan Kings and the portrait busts, etc. The second floor has historical artifacts and religious items such as caskets, statues jewelries, etc. It has notable items such as silver water pot offered by king Kirti Sri Rajasimha, silver hanging lamp offered by king Rajadhi Rajasimha, painted replica of Buddha’s Foot Print sent by king Borom Kot of Thailand and unique Relic Casket containing bodily relics of the great Thera Moggliputta.^[1] Also, the museum has dresses and garments of King Keerthi Sri Rajasinha including king's head cover, chest piece (Manthe), Karavaniya (cotton cloth wear over the trouser), cotton shirt, Saravale (trouser) and handkerchief.^[2]

References

1 2 "Sri Dalada Museum". Sri Dalada Maligawa. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
↑ "The King of Kandy and John Pybus". The Island (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 31 May 2015.

Landmarks in Kandy

Note: this includes landmarks in Kandy and its fringe areas

City Precincts	Kandy CBD Royal Palace of Kandy University of Peradeniya

Shopping	Kandy City Centre Kandy Municipal Market Royal Mall Torrington Shopping Complex

Entertainment	Bradby Shield Encounter Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter Esala Mangallaya Esala Perahera Trinity-Antonian Cricket Encounter

Public Galleries	D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library Kandy Garden Club International Buddhist Museum National Museum of Kandy Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Temple of the Tooth Museum Ceylon Tea Museum

Institutions	2nd Volunteer Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment Asgiriya Maha Vihara Buddhist Publication Society District Secretariat, Kandy General Post Office Institute of Fundamental Studies Kandyan Art Association & Cultural Centre Kandy Court Complex Kandy Municipal Council Malwatte Maha Vihara Mayor of Kandy List of schools in Kandy Teaching Hospital Kandy

Structures	Bahirawakanda temple Bogambara Prison Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Vihara Kandy Clock Tower Kandy Post Office Kandy Town Hall The Kandy House Natha Devale, Kandy Old Kandy Post office President's Pavilion Queen's Hotel, Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa St. Paul's Church, Kandy Suisse Hotel

Sports Stadia	Asgiriya Stadium Bogambara Stadium Dharmaraja College Ground Nittawela Rugby Stadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Victoria Golf & Country Resort

Parks/Spaces	Arthur's seat British Garrison Cemetery Kandy War Cemetery Central Highlands of Sri Lanka Dorwin reservoir E. L. Senanayake Children's Park George E. De Silva Park Kandy Lake Hanthana Mountain Range Alagalla Mountain Range Knuckles mountain range Mahaweli River Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Udawatta Kele Sanctuary Wales Park

Transport	Asgiriya Railway Station D.S. Senanayake Veediya Kandy Bus Station Kandy Railway Station Katugastota Railway Station Mahiyawa Railway Station Peradeniya Junction Railway Station Sangaraja Mawatha Sarasavi Uyana Railway Station Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha Sri Dalada Veediya William Gopallawa Mawatha Yatinuwara Veediya

See also Events in Kandy

Museums in Sri Lanka

National museums

Department of Museums
(Subject)

Institutional subjects

Ceylon Tea Museum
Colombo Port Maritime Museum
Currency museum, Colombo
Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura
Hoods Tower Museum
International Buddhist Museum
Maritime and Naval History Museum, Trincomalee
Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum
Masks museum, Ambalangoda
Museum of Temple of Tooth
National railway museum, Kadugannawa
Postal museum, Colombo
Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum
Walisinghe Harischandra Museum
Wax Museum (Sri Lanka)

Department of Archaeology
(Regional)

North Central Province	Anuradhapura Museum Mihintale Museum Veheragala Museum Isurumuniya Museum Tantirimale Museum

North Western Province	Panduwasnuwara Museum Puttalam Museum Rajanganaya Museum Yapahuwa Museum Dambadeniya Museum

Central Province	Kandy Royal Palace Museum Nalanda Museum Pidurangala Museum

Eastern Province	Batticaloa Museum Dighavapi Museum Seruwila Museum Welgam Vehera Museum

Western Province	Kotte Museum

Southern Province	Matara Star Fort Museum Yatala Museum Kasagala Museum Mulkirigala Museum

Northern Province	Jaffna Museum Vavuniya Museum

Uva Province	Buduruwagala Museum Maligawila Museum

Sabaragamuwa Province	Dedigama Museum

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Temple of the Tooth Museum

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