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
Senescence
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Senescence or biological aging is the gradual deterioration of functional characteristics in living organisms. Whole organism senescence involves an increase in death rates or a decrease in fecundity
Mahinda (Buddhist monk)
…Avantirastra, Mauryan Empire (Present day Ujjain district, India) Died 204 BC (aged c. 79 – 80) Anuradhapura Kingdom, (Present day Sri Lanka) Cause of death Senescence Resting place Sri Lanka Parent(s) Ashoka (father) Devi (mother) Education Buddhist religion Known for Establishing Theravāda Buddhism in Sri Lanka…
Supercentenarian Alexendar Pouder Ann Poudar (8 April 1807 – 10 July 1917), photographed on her 110th birthday.
Elderly Klamath woman photographed by Edward S. Curtis in 1924