June (Poson in the old Sinhala calendar), when Mahinda is believed to have arrived in Sri Lanka on the full-moon night of the month, a traditional time for religious observances in Theravada Buddhism. See also Sri Lankan Buddhism Ashoka Theravada Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura History of Sri Lanka References Sugunasiri, Suwanda H. J., 2012, Arahant Mahinda - Redactor of the Buddhapujava in Sinhala Buddhism (with Pali Text, Translation and analysis), Nalanda Publishing Canada, External links Mahinda Thera Asoka's Missions from the Extended Mahāvaṁsa The arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka The Birthplace Buddhism in Sri Lanka Historical Buddhist details of Sri Lanka Buddhism, The Buddha and what are His Teachings? People of the Maurya Empire Indian Buddhist monks Sri Lankan Buddhist monks People from Ujjain 3rd-century BC Indian monks 3rd-century BC Sri Lankan people 280s BC births 205 BC deaths 3rd-century BC Buddhist monks