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   Saṅghamittā ( Saṅghamitrā in Sanskrit, nun's name Ayapali; [1] 282 BC – 203 BC [1]) was an Indian Buddhist nun and believed to be the eldest daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka (304 BC – 232 BC) and his first wife and Empress, Devi (302 BCE – 242 BCE). Together with her brother Mahinda, she entered an order of Buddhist ...

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   Sanghamitta was a daughter of Emperor Ashoka who brought a branch of the Buddha's Bodhi tree to Sri Lanka in the third century B.C.E. Learn about her story, the miraculous voyage, and the significance of the sacred bo tree in Sri Lankan Buddhism.

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   Mar 16, 2011 · Sanghamitta (approx. 308 BCE - 229 BCE) was the daughter of King Ashoka. She was a nun who spread the Order to Sri Lanka and brought with her a sapling from the original Bodhi Tree at Bodh Gaya. This marked one of the key moments in the spread of Buddhism outside of India.

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   • Can you list the top facts and stats about Sanghamitta? Saṅghamittā ( Saṅghamitrā in Sanskrit, nun's name Ayapali; 282 BC – 203 BC) was an Indian Buddhist nun and believed to be the eldest daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka (304 BC – 232 BC) and his first wife and Empress, Devi (302 BCE – 242 BCE).

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   Who was Sanghamitta?

   • Sanghamitta was their patron saint, and though she may be forgotten elsewhere, this place—the ancient Sri Lankan city of Anuradhapura—remembers her. In the early history of Buddhism’s southeastward advance across Asia, there were few disciples as important as Sanghamitta, daughter of the Indian emperor Ashoka.

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   What happened to Sanghamitta?

   • Though Sanghamitta lived the rest of her life in Sri Lanka, engaged in perhaps as many as sixty years of religious work, her order of nuns dwindled and vanished within a few centuries of her death, near the end of the first millennium B.C.E., a sad reminder of the downgrading or disappearance of Theravada Buddhist orders for women everywhere.

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   How did Sanghamitta achieve full enlightenment?

   • She attained full enlightenment as an Arahant . Sanghamitta and her brother, the Venerable Mahinda went to Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddha at the request of King Devanampiya Tissa (250 BC – 210 BC) who was a contemporary of Emperor Ashoka (304 BC – 232 BC) of India.

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6. indiathedestiny.com › sanghamitta-storySanghamitta Arahat of Buddhism - India the Destiny

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   Jul 15, 2017 · Learn about Sanghamitta, the daughter of Ashoka the Great, who spread Buddhism in Sri Lanka and brought a part of the Bodhi tree. Read her life story, achievements, death and legacy in this web page.

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   Saṅghamittā ( Saṅghamitrā in Sanskrit, nun's name Ayapali; 282 BC – 203 BC) was an Indian Buddhist nun and believed to be the eldest daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka (304 BC – 232 BC) and his first wife and Empress, Devi (302 BCE – 242 BCE).

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   Sanghamitta was the daughter of Emperor Ashoka, the Great Mauryan Emperor. She played a crucial role in the spread of Buddhism, accompanying her brother Mahinda to Sri Lanka as a Buddhist missionary. Sanghamitta is known for bringing a sacred Bodhi tree sapling to Sri Lanka, where it was planted, becoming an important symbol of Buddhism on the ...

9. ancient-buddhist-texts.net › English-Texts › ArahatArahat Sanghamitta's Story - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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   It tells the story of the Kings of Sri Lanka, and the establishment of Buddhism in that country, and the support and challenges the religion has received down the ages. What is little known to the general public is that there is a secondary version of the text, which its editor chose to call the Extended Mahāvaṁsa.2.