Match the names of the four Buddhist Councils given in Column I with the places they were held as given in Column II and provide the correct answer from the options given below : Column I Column II 1. First Council a. Vaishali 2. Second Council b. Rajgir 3. Third Council c. Kundalban 4. Fourth Council d. Pataliputra
Asked in HAS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Buddhism (Buddhist Councils and their Significance)
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- First Buddhist Council: Held at Rajgir (Rajagaha) shortly after the Buddha's Mahaparinirvana to compile his teachings. 2. Second Buddhist Council: Held at Vaishali about a century after the first, primarily to address monastic discipline issues. 3. Third Buddhist Council: Held at Pataliputra under the patronage of Emperor Ashoka to purify the Sangha and compile the Abhidhamma Pitaka. 4. Fourth Buddhist Council: Held at Kundalavana in Kashmir during the reign of Kanishka (Kuṣāṇa empire), where the Sarvastivada texts were compiled. (Note: A Theravada Fourth Council was also held in Sri Lanka). 25. Correctly match the following : Buddhist Councils Presidents (a) First Buddhist Coun‐ (i) Vasumitra cil (b) Second Buddhist (ii) Mahakashyapa Council (c) Third Buddhist Coun‐ (iii) Sabakami cil (d) Fourth Buddhist (iv) Moggaliputta Council Tissa
- Which one of the following is the common element among Rajagriha, Vaishali and Pataliputra ?
- Mahavibhasha, an encyclopaedia of Buddhist philosophy is the work of which Buddhist Council ?
- Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
- Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
- Fourth buddhist council held in Kashmir under emperor:
- Whom among the following ruler organized the second buddhist assembly:
- The last Buddhist Council was held at
