Ashoka The Great

Ashoka The Great

male
edicts, Mahavamsa, Sinhalese, convert to Buddhism, ashoka, Sinhalese language
Ashoka (Devanāgarī: अशोकः, IAST: ',, Prakrit Imperial title: Devanampriya Priyadarsi"', "He who is the beloved of the Gods and who regards ever...
Moggaliputta-Tissa

Moggaliputta-Tissa

male
Asokārāma, 3rd century BC, Mahavamsa, Hindu, Buddhism, dharma
Moggaliputta-Tissa (ca. 327 BC - 247 BC), (born in Pataliputra, Magadha (now Patna, India) was a Buddhist monk and scholar who lived in the 3rd...

Dharmaraksita

male
Kachch, gujarat, Aparantaka, Junagadh, Kathiawar, sindh…Mahavamsa
Dharmaraksita is then described in important Buddhist Pali historical texts, the Dipavamsa and the Mahavamsa, as being a Greek Buddhist missionary,...

Queen Anula

female
Sinhalese, Queen, sri lankan, Anuradhapura, the Infamous, the Wicked…Mahavamsa
Queen Anula (reigned 47 BC - 42 BC), the Wicked or the Infamous, was the first queen in Sri Lankan history to have wielded meaningful power and...

Gajabahu I

male
Chera Dynasty, Pattini, Rajarata, Cilappatikaram, Gajabahuka Gamani, Elara…Mahavamsa
Gajabahu I (lit. 'Elephant-Arm'), also known as Gajabahuka Gamani (c.114 - 136 CE) was a Sinhalese king of Rajarata in Sri Lanka. He is renowned...

Maliyadeva

male
12th century, Buddhism, Mahavamsa, Arankale, arhat
According to the Mahavamsa, Maliyadeva is said to be the last arhat in Sri Lanka. He lived during the 12th century. Buddhism in Sri Lanka declined...
Jake Parsons

Jake Parsons

male, 28 years old (Mexico, Missouri, United States)
atheist, university of missouri-columbia, likes tv, Grad / professional school, in a relationship, Taurus
Somehow the past six years (the college years) have eluded me until now when self-examination has been thrusted upon me by awkward-gazed friends...
Umi

Umi

female, 17 years old (mawanella, Sri Lanka)
single, student, Likes movies, likes books, Black eyes, non-smoker…likes Mahavamsa (book)