Geography of Early Buddhism c12.4
Geography of Early Buddhism c12.4
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c12.4
Laṅkādipa. The thera Mahinda, son of Asoka the Great, was instrumental in spreading Buddhism in Laṅkādipa. The Dīpavaṃsa, the Mahāvaṃsa and other works give a history of the kingdom of Laṅkā. It is modern Ceylon.