INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

BUDDHISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements In the second Buddhist council held at Vaishali, Buddhism was divided into
A
1, 3 & 4 are correct
B
2, 3 & 4 are correct
C
1 & 2 are correct
D
l, 2, 3 & 4 are correct
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Buddhist Council was held at Vaisali (or Vaishali), an ancient city in what is now the state of Bihar in northern India, bordering Nepal under the patronage of King Kalasoka while it was presided by Sabakami. This Council probably was held about a century after the first one, or about 383 BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Kalasoka. Kalasoka convened the second Buddhist Council in Vaishali (383 BC).

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