Only moments after its arrival in Taiwan, the tooth received a grand welcome from Buddhists, politicians and ordinary people alike, revealing that the Buddhist belief in the power of the traditional "prayer for blessings" is still alive and well in Taiwan. However, many still doubt the ability of the sacred Buddhist relic to actually put an end to the spate of calamities and social dirder that has recently enveloped Taiwan.
佛牙甫入國門，受到佛教、政治等社會各界盛大恭迎，展現出佛教和傳統「祈福」思想在台灣的雄厚力量，然而卻也引起部份人士質疑，佛牙是否真能消弭近來籠罩在台灣社會的各種災變和社會案件的陰霾？