Multiple choice

Which of the following was an important characteristic of Kanishka rule?

  1. Expansion of Buddhism out side India

  2. Re. emergence of Jainism

  3. Fourth Buddhist council at Srinagar

  4. Gandhara school of Art

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Kanishka convened the Fourth Buddhist Council at Srinagar (Kundalvan) around 78 CE, where Buddhism split into Hinayana and Mahayana. He did expand Buddhism outside India, and Gandhara art flourished under him, but the council is his most defining legacy.