HISTORY
BUDDHISM
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Question
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What was the occasion of the Second Buddhist Council?
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To settle the controversy arising from the adoption of certain practices by the Vajjian monks of Vaishali
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To put an end to the dissensions in the Church (Sangha)
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To prepare a complete and authentic collection of the teachings of Lord Buddha
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to establish the purity of the canon which had been imperiled by the rise of different sects
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Council resulted in the first schism in the Sangha, probably caused by a group of rigorist reformists called Sthaviras who split from the majority Mahāsāṃghikas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Second Buddhist Council Conducted under the patronage of King Kalasoka of Sisunaga dynasty. It was held in 383 BC, i.e., a hundred years after the Buddha’s death. It was held at Vaishali. Sabakami presided over the council.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kalasoka convened the second Buddhist Council in Vaishali (383 BC).
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