Buddhist Councils and Locations: Correct Match
This section analyzes the provided options to identify the correctly matched Buddhist Council and its location.
First Buddhist Council: Rajagriha
- The First Buddhist Council convened in Rajagriha around 483 BCE, following the Buddha's Mahaparinirvana.
- It occurred under the patronage of King Ajatashatru of Magadha.
- The council's primary goal was to codify the teachings (Sutta Pitaka) and monastic discipline (Vinaya Pitaka).
Other Councils' Actual Locations
- Second Buddhist Council: Held in Vaishali (approx. 383 BCE), not Lumbini.
- Third Buddhist Council: Held in Pataliputra (approx. 250 BCE), not Kashmir.
- Fourth Buddhist Council: Held in Kundalavana, Kashmir (approx. 1st century CE), not Pataliputra.
The analysis confirms that the pairing of the First Buddhist Council with Rajagriha is historically accurate.
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II. Buddha taught that karma has no effect on our lives.
What was the date of the Third Buddhist Council?
At which of the following places did Lord Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List - I
(Events in Buddha's Life)
List - II
(Symbolic representation)
(a)
Birth
(i)
Bodhi Tree
(b)
Enlightenment
(ii)
Chakra
(c)
First sermon
(iii)
Bull
(d)
Demise
(iv)
Stupa
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