The relic, believed to be the left canine of Lord Buddha, is held in deep reverence by Sri Lanka’s Buddhist majority.

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Sri Lanka's majority Buddhist population believes that the Buddha's left canine is enshrined at the temple. It is more than an object of religious devotion -- it is also a symbol of state sovereignty.