sentences:  "Pújavaliya" also says that a Buddha could be been born into the Govi caste, as Govi caste was started by the Shakya Princess Badrakachchayana and her followers.For the past 1.700 years the only undisputed symbol of Sri Lankan Royalty and Leadership has been the sacred Tooth Relic of Gautama Buddha.Whosoever possessed this was acknowledged as the rightful ruler of Lanka, and thus the Tooth Relic was a possession exclusive to the ruling dynasty of Sri Lanka.