The Mahavamsa states that Devi gave birth to Ashoka's son Mahinda in Ujjain, and two years later, to a daughter named Sanghamitta. [71] According to the Mahavamsa , Ashoka's son Mahinda was ordained at the age of 20 years, during the sixth year of Ashoka's reign.

He was a Mauryan prince and the first-born son of Emperor Ashoka from his first wife Queen Devi, and the older brother of Princess Sanghamitra. Mahinda was sent as a Buddhist missionary to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka.

Feb 15, 2017 · Bindusara was the son of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya the founder of Maurya dynasty. He was the 3 rd Emperor of Maurya dynasty and ruled Indian Subcontinent from 262-238 BC (36 years reign). He died at age of 72 in 238 BC. Ashoka’s mother was a Brahmin and her name was Shubadrangi or Dharma.

Kunala (IAST: Kuṇāla) (263 BC – ?) was the Crown Prince and second son of 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka [2][3] and Queen Padmavati [4] and the presumptive heir to Ashoka, thus the heir to the Mauryan Empire which once ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent.

Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty, grandson of its founder Chandragupta and son of the second emperor, Bindusara. Upon Bindusara’s death, Ashoka and his brothers engaged in a war of succession, and Ashoka emerged victorious after several years of conflict.

Mahendra (born c. 270 bc, Pāṭaliputra, India—died c. 204 bc, Anurādhapura, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]) was a propagator of Buddhism in Ceylon. Generally believed to be the son of the Indian emperor Aśoka, he is honoured in Sri Lanka as a founding missionary of …

He was the first-born son of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka from his wife Devi and the elder brother of Sanghamitra. Mahinda was sent as a Buddhist missionary to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka. Mahinda attained the title of an arhat and resided at Mihintale.

Oct 23, 2023 · Ashoka was son of King Bindusara. His mother was Subhadrangi also known as Dharma. Ashoka’s mother was from a humble family, unlike his father who came from a lineage of kings.

Mahinda was the son of Emperor Ashoka. He became a monk at the age of 20 with Moggaliputta-Tissa as his preceptor. Mahinda together with four other monks were sent to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism.

Mar 16, 2015 · Ashoka’s son, monk Mahinda, converted King Devanampiya Tissa and other nobility in modern day Sri Lanka to Buddhism. King Tissa built the Mahavihara monastery, which became the main centre of Buddhism in the island nation. After Sri Lanka, it took more a thousand years for Buddhism to become a leading religion in Myanmar.