The Second Buddhist Council was organized at Vaishali approximately one century after the Mahaparinirvana of Buddha. Under which regional dynastic monarch was this assembly patronage provided?

Question

Accepted Answer

The Second Buddhist Council was patronage enabled by King Kalasoka (also known as Kakavarna) of the Shishunaga dynasty around 383 BCE. The council aimed to settle arguments regarding monastic discipline laxities among the Vajjian monks, leading to the earliest ideological schism inside the Sangha.

Answer

Answer