were sent to Srilanka to spread
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At the behest of King Devanampiya Tissa, the two siblings later went to Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddha. (a)Mahendra: When Aśoka, a Hindu convert to Buddhism, sent Mahendra and Princess Sa'ghamitthā to Ceylon around 251 BC as missionaries
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Ashoka's daughter
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Saṅghamittā was the eldest daughter of Emperor Ashoka and his first wife, Devi. Together with her brother Mahinda, she entered an order of Buddhist monks. The two siblings later went to Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddha at the request of King Devanampiya Tissa who was a contemporary of Ashoka.
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