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History GK · Q38

Jainism And Buddhism

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 38

Q38

The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by

A.
Ashoka
B.
Menander
C.
Kanishka
Answer
D.
Huvishka

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Theravada had a Fourth Buddhist Council in the first century BCE in Tambapanni, Another Fourth Buddhist Council was held in the Sarvastivada tradition, said to have been convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka, in 78 AD at Kundalban in Kashmir.