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Mahinda
Mahinda (Sanskrit: महिन्द्र; Mahindra) (born 3rd century BCE in Magadha, now in Bihar, India, died in Sri Lanka) was a Buddhist monk who brought Buddhism to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He was the son of Emperor Ashoka and Devi of the Mauryan empire, who after conquering the subcontintent, had embraced Buddha's teachings.
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