CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is India. India will be holding its first-ever Global Buddhist Conference in November 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -From 19th to 20th November 2021, India will organise the first-ever Global Buddhist Conference that will become an annual feature. It will be held in Nalanda, Bihar in the campus of the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara. The event is being planned by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

Detailed explanation-3: -Since the death of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhist monastic communities ("sangha") have periodically convened to settle doctrinal and disciplinary disputes and to revise and correct the contents of the sutras. These gatherings are often termed “Buddhist councils” (Pali and Sanskrit: saṅgīti).

Detailed explanation-4: -The first Buddhist Council was held at Sattapanni caves Rajgriha after the death of Buddha.It held around 400 BCE. The councils propaganda was to agree the contents of the Dhamma and Vinaya. The Venerable Maha Kassapa was the president at the first council.

Detailed explanation-5: -First Buddhist Council-400 B.C It was held just after the death of the Buddha. Abhidhamma Pitaka was also recited in this council.