Multiple choice

Which Buddhist Council did Ashoka convene?

  1. First

  2. Third

  3. Fourth

  4. Fifth

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ashoka convened the Third Buddhist Council at Pataliputra around 250 BC under the presidency of Moggaliputta Tissa. This council aimed to purge the Sangha of corruption and finalize the Buddhist canon, leading to the dispatch of missionaries to Sri Lanka and Central Asia.