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According to Theravada chronicles, who played a major role in the transmission of Buddhism to Sri Lanka during Ashoka's reign?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
A. MahindaA. महिंद
Explanationव्याख्या
Theravada chronicles such as the Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa associate the transmission of Buddhism to Sri Lanka during Ashoka's reign with the monk Mahinda, traditionally described as Ashoka's son.
He is said to have encountered the Sri Lankan ruler Devanampiya Tissa and helped establish Buddhism on the island.
The nun Sanghamitta, traditionally described as Ashoka's daughter, is associated with the establishment of the order of nuns and with bringing a branch of the Bodhi Tree to Sri Lanka.
These accounts are central to Sri Lankan Buddhist historical memory, though historians distinguish between later chronicle traditions and directly contemporary evidence.
Sri Lanka subsequently became one of the most important centres for the preservation and development of Theravada Buddhism and the Pali textual tradition.
दीपवंश और महावंश जैसे थेरवाद इतिहासग्रंथ अशोक के शासनकाल में श्रीलंका में बौद्ध धर्म के प्रसार को भिक्षु महिंद से जोड़ते हैं, जिन्हें परंपरागत रूप से अशोक का पुत्र माना जाता है। कथाओं के अनुसार महिंद ने श्रीलंका के राजा देवानंपिय तिस्स से मुलाकात की और द्वीप पर बौद्ध धर्म की स्थापना में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई। संघमित्रा, जिन्हें परंपरा में अशोक की पुत्री कहा गया है, भिक्षुणी संघ की स्थापना और बोधि वृक्ष की शाखा श्रीलंका ले जाने से जुड़ी हैं। इतिहासकार बाद में लिखे गए इतिहासग्रंथों और समकालीन प्रमाणों में अंतर करते हैं। आगे चलकर श्रीलंका थेरवाद बौद्ध धर्म और पालि साहित्य के संरक्षण का प्रमुख केंद्र बना।
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