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- Mahinda_(Buddhist_monk) abstract "Mahinda (Sanskrit Mahendra; born third century BCE in Ujjain, modern Madhya Pradesh, India) was a Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He was the first-born son of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka from his wife Devi and the elder brother of Sanghamitra.Ashoka named him Mahendra, meaning \"conqueror of the world\". But Mahendra, inspired by his mother, became a Buddhist monk.".
- Mahinda_(Buddhist_monk) comment "Mahinda (Sanskrit Mahendra; born third century BCE in Ujjain, modern Madhya Pradesh, India) was a Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He was the first-born son of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka from his wife Devi and the elder brother of Sanghamitra.Ashoka named him Mahendra, meaning \"conqueror of the world\". But Mahendra, inspired by his mother, became a Buddhist monk.".