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Buddha replica relic is stolenAugust 19, 2005
YANGON, Myanmar — A replica of Buddha's tooth, a holy relic of the Buddhist religion, has been stolen from a temple in a northern suburb of Yangon.
The glass casing at the Swedaw Myat--"Tooth Relic"--Pagoda in which the tooth replica had been enshrined was discovered broken Sunday, and the tooth, along with several precious gems, were missing, said an official at the Religious Affairs Ministry.
The replica relic had been kept on a bejeweled pedestal with a jewel-encrusted holder inside the glass case. Soldiers have sealed the pagoda premises, and pilgrims have not been not allowed to visit while the theft is being investigated.
There are acknowledged to be only two genuine Buddha's teeth in existence, one in China and the other in Sri Lanka. Buddhists believe the teeth, reportedly found after Buddha was cremated 2,400 years ago, bring peace and good fortune.
Beijing lent its genuine tooth to Myanmar for display in 1994 and again from December 1996 to March 1997.
When China lent the real tooth, two ivory replicas were carved to be displayed with it, and after the real one was returned to China, one replica was kept at Swedaw Myat and the other in Myanmar's second city of Mandalay.
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Chicago Tribune