Talk:Relic of the tooth of the Buddha

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What would Buddha have thought of the attachment of people to an object like a tooth, even to the point of fighting wars over it? :S

Zing. Shii (tock) formerly Ashibaka 00:43, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't get it either - but the Maha-parinibbana Sutta [1] records that his remains were venerated as relics, and he seems to have said it would be appropriate to erect a Stupa for him. - Paul (talk) 03:44, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Re "importance" of article: Whatever the importance of relics in Buddhism, and the importance of this relic in particular to the wider Buddhist world, this is also an article about Sri Lankan history, where the relic played a significant symbolic role.

The article needs some work. I'll do a dot-and-comma sort of edit, and leave the facts to someone more expert. - Paul (talk) 01:39, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

I removed "They set sail in a ship called 'Lankapattana' and... finally arrived in Sri Lanka" because all other sources I could find name Lankapattana as their port of arrival, rather than the ship. Feel free to reinstate if you find a source. - Paul (talk) 03:34, 25 November 2007 (UTC)