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The first four Buddhist Councils

Name Time Period Place Presided by Purpose The First Buddhist Council In 483 BCE , immediately after the death of the Buddha At Saptaparni in Magadha Mahakassapa To maintain the purity of the Buddha’s teaching The Second Buddhist Council In 383 BCE , During the reign of Kalashoka At Vaishali Sabakami To end the controversy between the monks of various sects The Third Buddhist Council In 250 BCE , During the reign of Ashoka At Patliputra Moggaliputta Tissa To settle the dispute of Vinaya Pitaka The Fourth Buddhist Council In 100 CE , During the reign of Kanishka At Kundalavan in Kashmir Vasumitra To settle all the differences among the 18 sects of Buddhism