Mahinda

Buddhist monk of 3rd century BC
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Mahinda

Summary

Mahinda is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pataliputra[2]. He was born on -0270-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Anuradhapura[4]. He died on -0204-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pataliputra[2], Mahinda…
  • Mahinda passed away in Anuradhapura[4].
  • Mahinda was born on -0270-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mahinda was born on -0282-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Mahinda died on -0204-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Mahinda died on -0202-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Mahinda's father was Ashoka[10].
  • Mahinda's mother was Devi[11].
  • Mahinda held citizenship in Maurya empire[12].
  • Mahinda worked as a Buddhist monk[6].
  • Mahinda's religion is recorded as Vibhajyavāda[13].
  • Mahinda's image is recorded as Arhat Mahinda Thera (Son of Emperor Ashoka).jpg[14].
  • Mahinda is recorded as male[15].
  • Mahinda's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Mahinda's family is recorded as Maurya dynasty[17].
  • Mahinda's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 281052938[18].
  • Mahinda's Commons category is recorded as Mahinda Thera[19].
  • Mahinda's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wd9q[20].
  • Mahinda's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 311458238[21].
  • Mahinda studied under Moggaliputta-Tissa[22].
  • Mahinda's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Mahendra-Buddhist-missionary[23].
  • Mahinda's different from is recorded as Mahinda[24].
  • Mahinda's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as mahinda[25].
  • Mahinda's sibling is recorded as Sangamitta[26].
  • Mahinda's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as mahinda[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Pataliputra[2], Mahinda… Recorded date of birth include -0270-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and -0282-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]. His father was Ashoka[10]. His mother was Devi[11].

Education

Mahinda studied under Moggaliputta-Tissa[22].

Career and Affiliations

Mahinda worked as a Buddhist monk[6].

Personal Life

Mahinda's religion is recorded as Vibhajyavāda[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include -0204-00-00T00:00:00Z[5] and -0202-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]. Mahinda died in Anuradhapura[4].

Why It Matters

Mahinda ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Mahinda born?

Born in Pataliputra[2], Mahinda…

Where did Mahinda die?

Mahinda passed away in Anuradhapura[4].

Who were Mahinda's parents?

Mahinda's father was Ashoka[10]. Mahinda's mother was Devi[11].

What did Mahinda do for work?

Mahinda worked as Buddhist monk[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . universalis.fr. universalis.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . universalis.fr. universalis.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . universalis.fr. universalis.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . palikanon.com. palikanon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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