Cave of Arhat Mahinda
Mihintale, Anuradhapura District
About Cave of Arhat Mahinda
Mahinda (Sinhala: මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) (285 BCE – 204 BCE) 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 from his first wife Queen Devi, and the older brother of Princess Sanghamitra.
Mahinda was sent as a Buddhist missionary to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka. Mahinda attained arhatship and resided at Mihintale. He played an important role in proliferating Buddhism throughout the Indian subcontinent.
Source: Wikipedia — Mahinda (Buddhist monk) (CC BY-SA)
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