Mahinda
Male, Deceased Person
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Who is Mahinda?
Mahinda was a Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He was the first-born son of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka from his wife Devi and the older fratenal twin of Sanghamitra.
Ashoka named him Mahendra, meaning "conqueror of the world". But Mahendra, inspired by his mother, became a Buddhist monk.
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- Also known as
- Mahendra
- Parents
- Siblings
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Nationality
- India
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on July 23, 2013
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