HISTORY
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Who patronized the third Buddhist council held at Pataliputra?
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Kalasoka
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Kanishka
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Ashoka
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Ajatashatru
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Third Buddhist council was convened in about 250 BCE at Asokarama in Pataliputra, under the patronage of 3rd Emperor of India Ashoka The Great.
Detailed explanation-2: -The third Buddhist council was conducted under the patronage of Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty.
Detailed explanation-3: -The third Buddhist Council was held under the rule of king Ashoka. It was convened in about 250 BCE in Patliputra under the presidency of Ashoka’s teacher Mogliputta Tissa after three centuries of parinirvana of Gautam Buddha.
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