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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]
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 ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) leader Sirimavo Bandaranaike offered his father's post of SLFP party organiser for the Beliatta electorate to Mahinda's older brother Chamal. Chamal, who had joined the Ceylon Police Force as a sub-inspector , turned down Bandaranaike's offer in favour of his younger brother, thus Mahinda Rajapaksa was appointed ...
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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 ...
The Buddha's Visits to Sri Lanka: This material recounts three legendary visits by the Buddha to the island of Sri Lanka. These stories describe the Buddha subduing or driving away the Yakkhas (Yakshas) and Nagas that were inhabiting the island and delivering a prophecy that Sri Lanka will become an important Buddhist center.
Mahinda Wijesekara, Sri Lankan politician; Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Sri Lankan politician; Mahinda V of Anuradhapura, Sri Lankan king; Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Sri Lankan politician; Mahinda (Buddhist monk) (3rd Century BCE), Buddhist monk who introduced the Pali Canon to Sri Lanka; S. Mahinda (1901-1951), Theravada Buddhist monk born in Sikkim
Kenvelo dates back to December 1991, when Dany Himi and Michael Saul founded the Prague-based company, CTC - SPORTWEAR. [2] Registered capital of the company was CSK 100 thousand. [ 2 ] A few months later, Israel -born Himi became the sole owner of the company [ 2 ] and gradually built a chain of clothing stores, Himi's Jeans.