Mahinda may refer to:
People
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Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...
, former Sri Lankan President
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Mahinda Amaraweera
Mahinda Amaraweera ( Sinhala:මහින්ද අමරවීර,Tamil: மஹிந்த அமரவீர; born 12 February 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently the cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife, and Forest Resour ...
, Sri Lankan politician
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Mahinda Samarasinghe
His Excellency Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe ( si, මහින්ද සමරසිංහ), (born 30 January 1956) is a former MP and the current Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States of America, Mexico and High Commissioner to Tri ...
, Sri Lankan politician
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Mahinda Ratnatilaka
Ihalakkankanamalage Mahinda Ratnatilaka (also Ihalakkankanamalage Mahinda Rathnathilake) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhal ...
, Sri Lankan politician
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Mahinda Wijesekara
Mahinda Wijesekera is a Sri Lankan politician, former Fisheries cabinet minister and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
In 2001, Wijesekara left the President Chandrika Kumaratunga's ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party and joined United ...
, Sri Lankan politician
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Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (born 10 October 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician and landed proprietor. He is the current Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament.
Political career
He first entered parliament in 1983 as the Hakmana United National Par ...
, Sri Lankan politician
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Mahinda V of Anuradhapura
Mahinda V was King of Anuradhapura in the 11th century. He was the last king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom as well as from the House of Lambakanna II. In 993, he fled to Ruhuna, the southern part of the country, when a Chola invasion led by Rajaraja ...
, Sri Lankan king
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Mahindananda Aluthgamage
Mahindananda Aluthgamage ( Sinhala:මහින්දානන්ද අලුත්ගමගේ) (born 21 November 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former Minister of Sports. He has also served as Deputy Minister of Power and Energy. He is ...
, Sri Lankan politician
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Mahinda (Buddhist monk)
Arahat Mahinda ( si, මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) was a Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He was the first-born son and Prince of the 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka The G ...
(3rd Century BCE), Buddhist monk who introduced the Pali Canon to Sri Lanka
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S. Mahinda
Venerable Sikkim Mahinda ( si, සිකිම් මහින්ද හිමි), commonly known as S. Mahinda ( si, එස්. මහින්ද හිමි), was a Buddhist monk from the state of Sikkim. He was a poet and author, and p ...
(1901-1951), Theravada Buddhist monk born in Sikkim
Other uses
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''Mahinda'' (species), a genus of wasp in
Amiseginae
Amiseginae is a subfamily of cuckoo wasps in the family Chrysididae. There are more than 30 genera and 150 described species in Amiseginae.
Genera
These 38 genera belong to the subfamily Amiseginae:
* '' Adelphe'' Mocsáry, 1890
* '' Afrosega'' ...
subfamilia, Chrysididae familia
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Mahinda College
Mahinda College is a Buddhist boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on 1 March 1892 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. As of May 2022 it is a national school providing primary and secon ...
, a Buddhist boys' school in Galle
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