Temple of the Tooth
Mar 23, 01:42 PM
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"My composition “Temple Of The Tooth” for the Sonic Heritage Project is based on a recording from The Drums Evening Pooja, a ceremony held at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The ceremony creates a special atmosphere of reverence where many people visit the temple to pray and make offerings. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, also known as Sri Dalada Maligawa, is where a gold casket containing the tooth of the Buddha resides.
"The temple was built in the early 1700s by King Vira Parakrama Narendra Singha, and legend says that the tooth was smuggled into Sri Lanka in the baggage of a princess. This Sacred Tooth Relic is regarded as the living Lord Buddha. It is this ritual of affection and immense respect towards Lord Buddha that inspired me. I imagined being swept up in the poojas and rituals, in a trance, taken away by the drumming with pure endless affection."
Kandy Temple of the Tooth reimagined by Jeff Dungfelder.
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This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.
Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage
IMAGE: Krishantha Piyanandana via Wikimedia Commons.
"The temple was built in the early 1700s by King Vira Parakrama Narendra Singha, and legend says that the tooth was smuggled into Sri Lanka in the baggage of a princess. This Sacred Tooth Relic is regarded as the living Lord Buddha. It is this ritual of affection and immense respect towards Lord Buddha that inspired me. I imagined being swept up in the poojas and rituals, in a trance, taken away by the drumming with pure endless affection."
Kandy Temple of the Tooth reimagined by Jeff Dungfelder.
———————
This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.
Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage
IMAGE: Krishantha Piyanandana via Wikimedia Commons.