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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mahinda

285 BC - 205 BC

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Mahinda (Sinhala: මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) (285 BCE – 205 BCE) was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He was the first-born son and Prince of the third Mauryan Emperor Ashoka The Great from his first wife and Empress Devi and the elder brother of Princess Sanghamitra. Mahinda was sent as a Buddhist missionary to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahinda has received more than 20,806 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Mahinda is the 1,491st most popular religious figure (down from 1,470th in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from India (up from 280th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mahinda ranks 1,491 out of 2,238Before him are Jānis Pujats, José Saraiva Martins, Honoratus, Leodegar, Jacques Hamel, and Bezalel. After him are Balthasar Hubmaier, Julie Billiart, Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Soga no Umako, Eutychius of Constantinople, and Jianzhen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 285 BC, Mahinda ranks 3Before him are Diodotus I and Demetrius the Fair.  Among people deceased in 205 BC, Mahinda ranks 2Before him is Ptolemy IV Philopator.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mahinda ranks 270 out of 1,493Before him are Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Jaya Bachchan (1948), Mastani (1699), Sarada Devi (1853), Savitri (1936), and Jahandar Shah (1661). After him are Mir Taqi Mir (1723), Wilfred Bion (1897), Khudiram Bose (1889), Ratan Tata (1937), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), and P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Mahinda ranks 32Before him are Meher Baba (1894), Guru Angad (1504), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Parshvanatha (-872), Zakir Naik (1965), and Guru Amar Das (1479). After him are Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Matsyendranatha (901), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), Abbé Faria (1756), Joseph Vaz (1651), and Swaminarayan (1781).