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The temple of the sacred Tooth relic The The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Maligawa, is a temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was built within the royal palace complex which houses the only surviving relic of the tooth of Buddha, an object of veneration for Buddhists. During the sixteenth century Kandy was the capital of the Sri Lanka. |
The Temple Of the Tooth Relic
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| The city was fortified by the terrain of the mountains and the difficult approach. The city is a world heritage site declared by UNESCO, in part due to the temple. Monks of the two chapters of Malwatte and Asgiriya conduct daily ritual worship in the inner chamber of the temple, in annual rotation. They conduct these services three times a day: at dawn, at noon and in the evening. On Wednesdays there is a symbolic bathing of the Sacred Relic with an herbal preparation made from scented water and flagrant flowers, called Nanumura Mangallaya. This holy water, as it is chanted with sutras and prayers, is believed to contain healing powers and is distributed among those present. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nalanda Nalanda is a historical place in central Bihar, India. It is the place where one of the best known Universities of ancient India existed. It existed for around 700 years. Though it is not inhabited now, Nalanda was home to students from various countries at its zenith. The famous university had been established at the site by the 5th century BCE and the Buddha is believed to have visited it and given sermons near "the Mango Grove of Pavarika". Later, it became an important Buddhist center of learning, at its peak accommodating up to 10,000 students. Among the famous teachers there was Nagarjuna. |
 Famous university of Nalanda, build in 5th Century BC |
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