Mahinda (Buddhist monk)
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title:
Mahinda (Buddhist monk)
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Mahinda was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He was a Mauryan prince and the first-born son of Emperor Ashoka from his first wife and Empress Devi, and the older brother of Princess Sanghamitra. Mahinda was sent as a Buddhist missionary to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka. Mahinda attained arhatship and resided at Mihintale. He played an important role in proliferating Buddhism throughout the Indian subcontinent.
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Indian Buddhist monk and son of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_(Buddhist_monk)
date created:
2004-09-13T04:57:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T04:09:58Z
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