Devanampiya Tissa
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Tissa, later Devanampiya Tissa, also known as Devanape Tis, was one of the earliest kings of Sri Lanka based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura. According to the traditional chronology, he ruled f
Mihintale Stone Statue of King Tissa
Devanampiyatissa donates the Maha Megha Monastery
The Sinhalese Royal Family of King Devanampiya Tissa and Prince Uththiya
Thuparama in Anuradhapura, believed to have been constructed in Devanampiya Tissa's reign
Mahinda (Buddhist monk)
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Mahinda was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. According to Sri Lankan tradition, he was a Mauryan prince and the first-born son of Emperor Ashoka
An Arhat Mahinda Statue at Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery, Sri Lanka
Bed of Mahinda in Mihintale
Mihindu (Mahinda in Pali) Seya at Rajagala, the place where the inscription commemorating Arahat Mahinda was found
Relics of Mahinda Thera, collection of Wat Pathum Wanaram Temple, Bangkok