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  2. S. Mahinda - Wikipedia

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    Sikkim Mahinda was born around 1901 in Sikkim and named Pempa Tendupi Serky Cherin. [1] His family lived in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.He had three brothers; the first would later become a lecturer of the University of Calcutta, the second would be the prime minister of the king, and the third would join the Buddhist priesthood who was known as Punnaji thero. [2]

  3. Mahinda (Buddhist monk) - Wikipedia

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    Mihindu (Mahinda in Pali) Seya at Rajagala, the place where the inscription commemorating Arahat Mahinda was found. The Dipavamsa and the Mahavamsa, Sri Lanka's two great religious chronicles, contain accounts of Mahinda travelling to Sri Lanka and converting King Devanampiya Tissa. [2] These are the primary sources for accounts of his life and ...

  4. Sanghamitta - Wikipedia

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    Sanghamitta bringing a sapling of the right branch of the Bodhi tree to Sri Lanka. Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara [8]. Sanghamitra is known for the proselytisation activity among women that she pursued as her lifetime goal in Sri Lanka, along with her brother, Mahendra (called Mahinda in Sri Lanka) at the initiation of her father, Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty who ruled in India in the 3rd ...

  5. Mihintale - Wikipedia

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    Thus, “Mahinda” was the Indian name, which in Sinhalé, became “Mihindu.” In Sinhala Mihin-Thalé literally means the “plateau of Mihindu”. This plateau is on top of a hill from where Arahat Mihindu was supposed to have called King Devanampiyatissa, by the King's name to stop him from shooting a deer. Hence, “Mihin Thalé” is a ...

  6. Buddhism in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Mahinda is associated with the site of Mihintale, one of the oldest Buddhist site in Sri Lanka. Mihintale includes numerous caves which may have been used by the early Sri Lankan sangha. [14] According to S. D. Bandaranayake, the spread of Buddhism in this period was promoted by the state as well as by lay persons.

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    The illnesses result in about 53,300 hospitalizations and more than 900 deaths annually, according to CDC estimates cited this week by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

  8. Category:Sri Lankan Buddhist monks - Wikipedia

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    Image credits: cats doing cat stuff. And there’s a good reason for it. “A single unspayed female cat, along with her offspring, can produce more than 4,500 kittens in just seven years,” Dr ...