Table
Buddhist Councils
| No. | Year | Chairman | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 483 BC | Mahakassapa, Patron: Ajatshatru | At Septaparni cave near Rajagriha to compile the Sutta Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaks. |
| 2 | 383 BC | Sabakami Patron-Kalashoka | Divided schism into Sthaviravadins and Mahasanghikas Held at Vaishali. |
| 3 | 255 BC | Presidentship of Moggaliputta Tissa | Held in Patliputra during region of Ashoka 236 years after the death of Buddha and compilation of Abhidhamma Pitaka. |
| 4 | First Century AD. | Vashumitra Patron Kanishka | Division of Buddhists into Mahayanista and Hinayanista. |
