In the third century BCE, Prince Mahindra and Princess Sanghamitra, children of Indian Emperor Ashoka, came to the island of Sri Lanka ... of living according to dharma, one’s responsibility ...

Two thousand years ago, the Indian Emperor Ashoka the Great ... the first Buddhist missionary to Sri Lanka - he didn't impose Buddhism on his empire. Ashoka's state was in a very particular ...

What would Indian history look like if Ashoka had failed to change from being a war-driven king following his victory ... Buddhism travel beyond India to Sri Lanka, China, and Southeast Asia.

The sacred Bodhi tree at the temple is believed to have grown from a Bo sapling brought to Sri Lanka by Sangamitta Maha Theri, daughter of Emperor Ashoka, from India in the 3rd Century BCE.

Two thousand years ago, the Indian Emperor Ashoka the Great ... the first Buddhist missionary to Sri Lanka - he didn't impose Buddhism on his empire. Ashoka's state was in a very particular ...