In the 3rd century BC , it was brought to Sri Lanka by Sangamitta ( Pali ; Skt . : Sanghamitra ) Thera , the daughter of Emperor Asoka and founder of an order of Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka .
In the 3rd century BC , the Buddha 's fig tree was brought to Sri Lanka by the Their Sangamitta , daughter of Emperor Asoka and founder of an order of Buddhist nuns , in Sri Lanka .