Dāṭhavaṃsa
| Dāṭhavaṃsa | |
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| Type | Chronicle |
| Composition | 13th Century |
| Attribution | Dhammakitti |
| Pāli literature | |
| Part of a series on |
| Theravāda Buddhism |
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| Buddhism |
Dāṭhavaṃsa (also known as the Dhātuvansa, Dantadhātu, or Dantadhātuvaṇṇanā) is a Pali chronicle attributed to Dhammakitti Thero. It is sometimes titled in English as "The History of the Tooth Relic" and contains histories and popular traditions associated with the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. This relic is currently enshrined at the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka.