Sri Dâlada Mâligâwa, Kandy, Sri Lanka (Ceylon): the temple of the sacred tooth of the Buddha. Watercolour, 18--.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899]
Reference:
580986i
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Description

The tooth relic is said to have been brough to Kandy from Kalinga in India in the 4th century AD. It is greatly venerated by Buddhists and is reputed for its rain-making power

Publication/Creation

[between 1800 and 1899]

Physical description

1 painting : watercolour ; sight 23.7 x 33.7 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 580986i

Type/Technique

Subjects

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