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The First Buddhist Council was held in 483 BC at the Saptaparni Cave in Rajgriha under the patronage of Haryanka dynasty king Ajatashatru and presided over by Mahakassapa. The Vinaya Pitaka and Sutta Pitaka were compiled here.
प्रथम बौद्ध संगीति 483 ई.पू. में हर्यंक वंश के शासक अजातशत्रु के शासनकाल में राजगृह में आयोजित हुई थी, जिसकी अध्यक्षता महाकस्सप ने की थी।
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| Option | Status | Critical Educational Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Bimbisara / बिम्बिसार | Incorrect | Incorrect. Bimbisara, father of Ajatashatru, had passed away prior to Gautama Buddha's Mahaparinirvana. |
| (B) Ajatashatru / अजातशत्रु | Correct | Correct. King Ajatashatru of the Haryanka dynasty patronized the First Buddhist Council at the Saptaparni cave in Rajgriha. |
| (C) Kalasoka / कालाशोक | Incorrect | Incorrect. Kalasoka (Kakavarna) of the Shishunaga dynasty patronized the Second Buddhist Council at Vaishali in 383 BC. |
| (D) More than one of the above / उपर... | Incorrect | Incorrect. Only Ajatashatru was the patron of the First Council. |
| (E) None of the above / उपर्युक्त मे... | Incorrect | Incorrect. Option B is historically verified. |
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Immediately after the Mahaparinirvana of Gautama Buddha at Kushinagar in 483 BC, elder monk Mahakassapa arranged a gathering of 500 Arhats in Rajgriha (modern Rajgir, Bihar) to preserve the Dhamma and Vinaya. King Ajatashatru constructed a special hall near the Saptaparni Cave for the monks. During this council, Upali recited the Vinaya Pitaka (monastic disciplinary codes) and Ananda recited the Sutta Pitaka (doctrinal discourses and sermons).
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Candidates frequently confuse the royal patrons of the four Buddhist Councils: 1st was Ajatashatru (Rajgriha), 2nd was Kalasoka (Vaishali), 3rd was Ashoka (Pataliputra), and 4th was Kanishka (Kundalvana, Kashmir).
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