History of the Temple of the Tooth

 History of the Temple of the Tooth

     In the early days, Kandy was known as "Sri Senkanda Shailabhidhana Sri Vardhanapura". Siriwardena, a son-in-law of King Parakramabahu IV (302-1326 AD) of the Dambadeniya Kingdom. In 1312 a town called "Senkadagala Siriwardanapura" was established near the area then known as Katupulle. Another legend says that the city was named after a Brahmin named Senkanda and that the city was named after the goddess Sankhanda, the chief consort of King Vikramabahu III. The Temple of the Tooth and the Natha Devalaya for Lord Lokeshwara Natha were built here during the reign of Wickramabahu III (1357-1374 AD), the ruler of the Gampola Kingdom. According to the Yasgiri Thalpatha, the Asgiriya temple was started at this time. Today these are the oldest buildings in Kandy. Senkadagala was named after King Sammatha Wickramabahu (1469-1511 AD), a descendant of the Gampola royal family. He is considered to be the founder of the Kandy Kingdom. The Buddha's bowl relics have been deposited in a dagoba, a two storey Poya house, 86 monasteries have been built and the book has been published by offering relics and statues. King Rajasinghe I of Seethawaka, Jayaweera (1511-1552 AD), Karalliyadda Bandara (1552-1582 AD), Wimaladharmasuriya I (1590-1604 AD) and the last king of Sinhala, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe (1798-1815 AD) 10 have taken over the kingdom of Kandy. Except for enemy threats, the Tooth Relic resided near the royal palace at all other times. It was the king's responsibility to protect the Tooth Relic, and its custodian was recognized as the ruler of the country. King Wimaladharmasooriya II built a three storied palace and built the wedding hall and the Patthirippuwa Devendra, Mulachariya.



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