Sacred Buddhist writings from the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, 16 December 1909.
Sacred Buddhist writings from the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, 16 December 1909.
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Author / Creator
Date
1909
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8359/Box 1X
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Physical Description
Contents
0.01 metres of textual material (one box) - each frond has two holes punched in the middle.; 38cms x 5cms - Handwritten on palm-leaf
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The writings are on two separate palm leaves of the Talipot palm. The palm leaves have been enclosed within a mylar covered window mount.
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Full title
Sacred Buddhist writings from the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, 16 December 1909.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
This item was extracted from the Marks Family papers, MLMSS 2718 and sent to Pictures Branch; it was transferred back from Pic.Acc. 3139 16 June 1987.
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Located in Kandy, long a center of the Buddhist faith, the 17th-century Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) is believed to house the left upper canine tooth of the Lord Buddha himself. According to legend, the tooth was taken from the Buddha as he lay on his funeral pyre. It was smuggled to Sri Lanka in 313 AD. It immediately became an object...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8359/Box 1X
Record Identifier
93QVLLv1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QVLLv1
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Reference code
971104
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