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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 century BC.
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.
Nov 3, 2024 · Sanghamitta, a nun of barely eighteen, and others from her order set sail from India in the third century B.C.E., carrying to the sultry green island of Sri Lanka a branch of the sacred Maha Bodhi tree, under which Siddhartha, the Buddha Shakyamuni, had attained enlightenment.
Sanghamitra (संघमित्रा) (born:281 BCE-death:258 BCE ?) was the eldest daughter of Emperor Ashoka Maurya from his first wife, Devi of Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh. Together with Mahinda, her brother, she entered an order of Buddhist monks.
Sanghamitta Theri - a liberated woman. T his fullmoon day of Unduvap the Buddhists of Sri Lanka honour the memory of Sanghamitta Theri who together with her brother Mahinda Thera was responsible for the establishing of Buddhism in this country 2300 years ago in the reign of Devanampiya Tissa.
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 century BC.
The Mahāvaṁsa is a well-known Chronicle from Sri Lanka that has seen a number of translations into English, most famously by Wilhelm Geiger.1 . 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.
Dec 29, 2020 · She is none other than the Arahat Theri Sanghamitta. The daughter of Emperor Asoka of India and the sister of Arahat Mahinda Thera who introduced Buddhism to Ceylon in the 3rd century BC on a full moon day of June.
The great compound of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree's southern branch sapling, now one of the oldest recorded trees in the world (at the gold tree icon) According to the chronicles, upon arrival, the Srī Mahā Bodhi showed its splendor and was welcomed by auspicious and fruitful natural forces.
Dec 22, 2023 · Saṅghamittā Therī ordaining Anulādevī, mural painting by artist Solias Mendis, at the Kelaniya Rajamaha Vihara, Sri Lanka (photo thanks to Ven. Dhammaratanayani Sobhita Bhikkhuni) For all those friends who've been asking questions: Who did Sanghamittā Therī ordain with? ... How old was she when she entered Buddhist monastic life and ordained? ...
