Mahinda (Sinhala: මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) (285 BCE – 205 BCE) was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. [1] 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 .

Buddhism, which evolved after the Buddha’s death, arrived in Sri Lanka in the third century B.C. as part of the expansion of the northern Indian Mauryan kingdom under the emperor Ashoka (272-232 B.C.). According to ancient chronicles Buddhism was introduced by a monk named Arahat Mahinda who came to Sri Lanka from India in 247 B.C.

2021年7月9日 · 236 years since after the passing away of the Buddha, Arahat Maha Mahinda Thero accompanied by five Arahats namely Itthiya, Uththiya, Sambala, Bhaddasala, Sumana Samanera and a layman Bhanduka arrived at Mihintale in Anuradhapura. On this particular day, king Devanampiyatissa was out on a hunting expedition with his retinue.

Now when the Thera Mahā Mahinda was requested by his preceptor, Moggaliputta Tissa Mahā Thera and the Sangha to visit Sri Lanka and establish the Sāsana there, he set out from his monastery, Asokārāma, in Patna, to Vedisagiri, to have a last look at …

2024年6月16日 · Arahant Mahinda came to Lanka at the age of 32 and passed away aged 80. He was the greatest missionary who changed the culture of the country through the teachings of the Buddha Dhamma. Devotees throughout the country will observe the sacred Poson day on June 21, observing sil and meditating, with the main celebrations held in Mihintale and ...

2020年9月12日 · The Missaka pabbata where Arahant Mahinda arrived and preached to King Devanampiyatissa converting him to Buddhism, is now known as Mihintale, the hill of Mahinda. It is the cradle of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and has become one of the most sacred pilgrim sites for the Sri Lankan Buddhists to visit and pay homage.

2008年6月20日 · The advent of Arahath Mahinda Thera to Sri Lanka is Archaeologically evident in the Two Rock Inscriptions. The one from Mihintale and the other from Rajagala in the district of Ampara in the eastern province of Sri Lanka.

2019年4月19日 · Anubudhu Mihidhu Mahahimi is a much-awaited biography on the Arahath Mahinda who was instrumental in introducing Buddhism to our island.

Poson is celebrated to commemorate the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Mahinda Thero in 236 BC. [6] The focal point of the religious festival is the Buddhist monastic complex on the mountain of Mihintale, where Arahath Mahinda Thero preached Buddhism to one of the kings, king Devanampiyatissa, of Sri Lanka.

2023年6月3日 · This is the day on which Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka by Arahat Mahinda Thera. Two hundred and thirty six years since after the passing away of the Buddha, Arahat Mahinda Thera accompanied by Arahants namely Itthiya, Uththiya, Sambala, Bhaddasala, Sumana Samanera and a layman