The famous philosophical text Kathavatthu, which forms a critical component of the Abhidhamma Pitaka and systematically refutes various internal heterodox views like Puggalavada or the doctrine of a personal soul, was composed during which Buddhist Council?

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The Kathavatthu was compiled by the influential monk Moggaliputta Tissa who presided over the Third Buddhist Council at Pataliputra. Faced with growing unorthodox interpretations among sects like the Sarvastivadins and Sammitiyas (who argued for an enduring person or puggala), Tissa crafted these detailed dialectical refutations to firmly restore Vibhajjavada orthodox positions backed by Ashoka state policy.

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