Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum

The Temple was built in Chinatown to house relics of the historical Buddha. After his death, Buddha's body spontaneously combusted and his remains (śarīraka) were divided into eight portions. These apparently contained some bones, as well as crystalline formations or bright jewels formed during the cremation. Afterward, these relics were enshrined in stupas wherever Buddhism was spread (actually against his instructions).

The Temple contains a tooth, as well as a large number of these crystals, found in a collapsed stupa in Myanmar.

There is a rooftop garden, with 10,000 miniature Buddha statues. On the left, you can see the dharma prayer wheel.