BUDDHIST COUNCILS

BUDDHIST COUNCILS

1. Who presided over the First Buddhist Council?
a) King Ajatasatru
b) Mahakassapa
c) Ananda
d) Upali
2. Where was the Second Buddhist Council held?
a) Rajagriha
b) Vaishali
c) Pataliputra
d) Kundalvana
3. What was the main objective of the Third Buddhist Council?
a) Preserve Buddha’s teachings
b) Discuss disputed points
c) Purify Buddhism from corruption
d) Translate texts to Sanskrit
4. Who presided over the Fourth Buddhist Council?
a) King Kanishka
b) Vasumitra
c) Ashvaghosha
d) All of the above
5. When was the Fifth Buddhist Council held?
a) 1st century AD
b) 250 BC
c) 1871
d) 1954
6. Where was the Sixth Buddhist Council held?
a) Pataliputra
b) Vaishali
c) Mandalay
d) Yangon
7. Which council aimed to recite all the teachings of Buddha and examine their authenticity?
a) Third Buddhist Council
b) Fourth Buddhist Council
c) Fifth Buddhist Council
d) Sixth Buddhist Council
8. Which of the following is part of  Tripitaka ?
a) Suttapitaka
b) Vinayapitaka
c) Abhidhamma Pitaka
d) All of the above