In an official public statement, the museum emphasized that its research does not seek to invalidate traditional beliefs. Instead, it aims to construct what it calls a “Bridge of Understanding” between modern scientific evidence and Theravāda textual traditions.


The study introduces four key research points:

Reinterpreting the ‘Four Tooth Relics’
While Theravāda texts frequently cite a concept of “Four Tooth Relics,” the museum’s research suggests this may not represent an absolute numerical limit but rather a form of doctrinal classification. Archaeological and epigraphical evidence indicates that the physical enshrinement and geographic distribution of tooth relics may have been far more extensive than traditionally understood.

Cosmological Realms as Historical Metaphors
Traditional Sinhalese chronicles describe two tooth relics being venerated in the Nāga realm and the Tāvatiṃsa heavenly realm. Emerging research, however, proposes a historiographical possibility: these terms may not refer exclusively to mythological domains but could metaphorically represent historical human societies, geopolitical regions, or sacred geographies of the era.

Widespread Enshrinement in Earthly Stūpas
Contrary to the notion that relics exist only in other cosmological realms, current archaeological evidence robustly confirms that the tooth relics were extensively enshrined and venerated in earthly stūpas, reliquaries, and monastic networks throughout history.

Seven-Volume Reference Publication
Detailed historical evidence, epigraphical records, photographic documentation, and theoretical analyses are presented across seven monographs authored by the museum’s Custodian. Titles include The Buddha’s Tooth Relics: An Analytical Study from the Perspective of Mutual Complementarity, The Quantity of Buddha Relics and Historiographical Problems, and Custodians of the Buddha’s Sacred Relics Vol.1 (English edition), among others.

The museum stressed that these findings are not intended to diminish the devotion of the Buddhist community. Rather, they are offered to cultivate a resilient, wisdom-based faith grounded in authentic historical evidence.

“As the Custodian of the Relics, we will continue to strive to build a harmonious bridge between Faith and Archaeology,” the statement concluded.

For further information or to access the seven-volume research series, contact the Hswagata Buddha Tooth Relics Preservation Private Museum.

Website: https://www.hswagata.com

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