Multiple choice

Which one is the correct chronological order of the four Buddhist councils?

  1. Patliputra-Rajgriha-Vaishali-Kashmir

  2. Vaishali-Kashmir- Patliputra-Rajgriha

  3. Kashmir- Patliputra-Rajgriha-Vaishali

  4. Rajgriha-Vaishali-Patliputra-Kashmir
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Explanation

The four Buddhist councils were held in this chronological order: 1st at Rajgriha (483 BCE), 2nd at Vaishali (383 BCE), 3rd at Patliputra (250 BCE under Ashoka), and 4th at Kashmir (72 CE under Kanishka). This sequence represents the development of Buddhist doctrine over 550 years.

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