बौद्ध सभाएं (Buddhist Councils)

Explore all 4 Buddhist Councils – Place, Time, Ruler, and Outcomes. Important for Static GK in Railway Exams!

Total Number of Councils

Total 4 major Buddhist Councils were held in ancient India.

First Buddhist Council (पहली बौद्ध सभा)

–Time: 483 BCE (Soon after Buddha’s death) – Place: Rajgriha – Ruler: King Ajatashatru – Presided by: Mahakashyapa – Purpose: Collect and preserve Buddha’s teachings

Second Buddhist Council (दूसरी बौद्ध सभा)

– Time: Around 383 BCE – Place: Vaishali – Ruler: King Kalasoka – Presided by: Sabakami – Purpose: Resolve differences in monastic discipline

Third Buddhist Council (तीसरी बौद्ध सभा)3

– Time: Around 250 BCE – Place: Pataliputra – Ruler: Emperor Ashoka – Presided by: Moggaliputta Tissa – Purpose: Remove non-Buddhist elements from Sangha

Fourth Buddhist Council (चौथी बौद्ध सभा)

– Time: 72 AD – Place: Kundalvana, Kashmir – Ruler: Kanishka (Kushan Dynasty) – Presided by: Vasumitra & Ashvaghosha – Purpose: Finalize Buddhist texts

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Bilingual MCQs on Buddhist Councils (बौद्ध सभाएं)

20 Questions

Q1. पहली बौद्ध सभा कहाँ आयोजित की गई थी? Where was the First Buddhist Council held?

A) पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) B) वैशाली (Vaishali) C) राजगृह (Rajgriha) D) कुशीनगर (Kushinagar)

Q2. किस राजा के शासनकाल में दूसरी बौद्ध सभा हुई थी? During whose reign was the Second Buddhist Council held?

A) बिंबिसार (Bimbisara) B) अशोक (Ashoka) C) कालाशोक (Kalasoka) D) अजातशत्रु (Ajatashatru)

Q3. तीसरी बौद्ध सभा की अध्यक्षता किसने की थी? Who presided over the Third Buddhist Council?

A) अश्वघोष (Ashvaghosha) B) उपगुप्त (Upagupta) C) मोग्गलिपुत्त तिस्स (Moggaliputta Tissa) D) महाकश्यप (Mahakashyapa)

Q4. चौथी बौद्ध सभा किस स्थान पर आयोजित की गई थी? Where was the Fourth Buddhist Council held?

A) राजगृह (Rajgriha) B) वैशाली (Vaishali) C) कश्मीर (Kashmir) D) सारनाथ (Sarnath)

Answer Key

Q1. C  Q2. C  Q3. C  Q4. C

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