Sri Lanka police launched an investigation Sunday into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on display under tight security.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The country’s holiest place of Buddhist worship plans to exhibit what most Buddhists believe is a tooth relic of the founder of their religion, said the custodian of the ...

Sri Lankan police on Sunday said that an investigation has begun to determine how a purported image of a sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha was captured after the photo went viral on social media.

COLOMBO: The rare exposition of the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha has been concluded in Sri Lanka's central town of Kandy, according to an official statement. The exposition began on April 18 ...

Its unique appeal is the sacred Buddha’s tooth. Legend has it that when Buddha was cremated one of his teeth was rescued from the flames and smuggled into Sri Lanka hidden in the hair of a princess.

Sri Lanka police launched an investigation Sunday into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on display under tight security.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka police launched an investigation today into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on display under tight security.