<P> According to traditional Sri Lankan chronicles , such as the Dipavamsa , Buddhism was introduced into Sri Lanka in the third century BCE after the Third Buddhist council by Mahinda Bhikkhu , son of Emperor Ashoka , during the reign of Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura . At the time of Mahinda arrival , he brought a sapling of the Bodhi Tree ( where Lord Buddha was enlightened ) to Sri Lanka and the first Buddhist monastery , monuments and monk were introduced Among these , the Isurumuniya and the Vessagiriya remain important centers of worship . He is also credited with the construction of the Pathamaka cetiya , the Jambukola vihāra and the Hatthālhaka vihāra and the refectory . The Pali Canon , having previously been preserved as an oral tradition , was first converted into writing in Sri Lanka around 30 BCE . Along with Mahinda came his sibling Sanghamitra . Who is also important as Mahinda. She gave the nun ordinace to women devotees . </P>
<P> According to traditional Sri Lankan chronicles , such as the Dipavamsa , Buddhism was introduced into Sri Lanka in the third century BCE after the Third Buddhist council by Mahinda Bhikkhu , son of Emperor Ashoka , during the reign of Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura . At the time of Mahinda arrival , he brought a sapling of the Bodhi Tree ( where Lord Buddha was enlightened ) to Sri Lanka and the first Buddhist monastery , monuments and monk were introduced Among these , the Isurumuniya and the Vessagiriya remain important centers of worship . He is also credited with the construction of the Pathamaka cetiya , the Jambukola vihāra and the Hatthālhaka vihāra and the refectory . The Pali Canon , having previously been preserved as an oral tradition , was first converted into writing in Sri Lanka around 30 BCE . Along with Mahinda came his sibling Sanghamitra . Who is also important as Mahinda. She gave the nun ordinace to women devotees . </P>
when was buddhism introduced in sri lanka who introduced it
when was buddhism introduced in sri lanka who introduced it
third century BCE Mahinda Bhikkhu , son of Emperor Ashoka
third century BCE Mahinda Bhikkhu , son of Emperor Ashoka