Please answer the following question: Facts: - title: king of anuradhapura - caption: mihintale stone statue of king tissa - reign: 307 ; bce & nbsp ; bce -- 267 & nbsp - successor: uttiya - spouse: anula - predecessor: mutasiva - death date: 267 & nbsp ; bce - father: mutasiva - name: devanampiya tissa - image: king devanampiya tissa.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of devanampiya tissa of anuradhapura .
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tissa , later devanampiya tissa was one of the earliest rulers of sri lanka based at the ancient capital of anuradhapura from 307 bc to 267 bc .his reign was notable for the arrival of buddhism in sri lanka under the aegis of the mauryan emperor ashoka .the primary source for his reign is the '' mahavamsa '' , which in turn is based on the more ancient '' dipavamsa '' .