Consider the following information: Buddhist councils Places Patronage 1. 1st Buddhist Council Rajgir Ajatshatru 2. 2nd Buddhist Council Pataliputra Kalasoka 3. 3rd Buddhist Council Vaishali Ashoka 4. 4th Buddhist Council Kundalvana Kanishka In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] Only three

[D] All four

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: Rows 1 and 4 are matched correctly

Row 1 is matched correctly:

1st Buddhist Council: o Place: Rajgir o 483 BC o Held immediately after death of Buddha. o Held in Sataparani cave. o Patronage of Ajatshatru o Chairman: Mahakasyapa o Upali recited Vinaya Pitaka o Anand recited Sutta Pitaka

Row 2 is matched incorrectly:

2nd Buddhist Council: o Place: Vaishali o 383 BC o Patronage of King Kalasoka o Chairman – Sabakami o 10 disputed points of Vinaya Pitaka resolved. o Split into Mahasanghika and Sthavirvada (10 basic differences – between Vaishali monks and others. Vaishali monks less stric

Row 3 is matched incorrectly:

3rd Buddhist Council: o Place: Pataliputra o 250 BC o King Ashoka o Chiarman -Moggaliputta Tissa o Compilation of Abhidhamma Pitaka o It was mainly confined to Sthavirvadins (Theravada)→ From them too Sravastivadins were excluded, Only Vibhajayvadins were permitted.

Row 4 is matched correctly:

4th Buddhist Council: o Place: Kundalvana, Kashmir o Around 100AD o Patronage of King Kanishka o Chairman – Vasumitra o Resulted in division of Buddhism into Hinayana and Mahayana o Ashvaghosha deputy of Vasumitra also participated. o All deliberations were made in Sanskrit. o Sravastivadins mention of this as the 3rd Council while Theravadins are silent about this.