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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2023 — General Studies · Question 102 of 200

Q102
History of IndiaMahajanapadas, Buddhism & Jainism
Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
  1. a.Vaisali
  2. b.Pataliputra
  3. c.Rajagriha
  4. d.Malava

Answer: (C) Rajagriha

The First Buddhist Council met at Rajagriha (Sattapanni cave) soon after the Buddha's death, about 483 BCE, under the patronage of Ajatashatru and the presidency of Mahakassapa; Ananda recited the Sutta Pitaka and Upali the Vinaya Pitaka. The Second was at Vaishali (c. 383 BCE, Kalashoka), where the order began to split; the Third at Pataliputra (c. 250 BCE, Ashoka, with Moggaliputta Tissa presiding), where the Abhidhamma Pitaka was compiled; and the Fourth at Kundalvana in Kashmir (Kanishka, with Vasumitra presiding), after which the Hinayana–Mahayana division became clear.

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