Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka)

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Buddhist council historical event religious assembly

The Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) was a major Buddhist assembly convened under the Kushan emperor Kanishka I, traditionally associated with the codification and spread of Mahayana Buddhist doctrine in Central and South Asia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) canonical	1
Fourth Buddhist Council (Sarvastivada)	1
Fourth Buddhist Council (Theravada)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist council ⓘ historical event ⓘ religious assembly ⓘ
aim	codification of Buddhist doctrine ⓘ promotion of Mahayana teachings ⓘ systematization of Sarvastivada Abhidharma ⓘ
approximateDate	c. 1st–2nd century CE ⓘ
associatedRulerTitle	Kushan emperor ⓘ
associatedWith	Greco-Buddhist art ⓘ surface form: Gandharan Buddhism Mahayana ⓘ surface form: Mahayana Buddhism Sarvastivada school ⓘ
convenedBy	Kanishka I ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fourth Buddhist Council (Theravada)
doctrinalFocus	Abhidhamma Pitaka ⓘ surface form: Abhidharma Mahayana sutras ⓘ
geographicalImpact	Central Asia ⓘ northwestern India ⓘ surface form: Northwestern Indian subcontinent Tarim Basin ⓘ
heldUnderDynasty	Kushan Empire ⓘ surface form: Kushan dynasty
historiographicalStatus	partly legendary ⓘ subject of scholarly debate ⓘ
linkedTo	early transmission of Buddhism to China ⓘ translation of Buddhist texts into Central Asian languages ⓘ
location	Kashmir ⓘ Kushan Empire ⓘ
numberOfMonks	500 ⓘ
patron	Kanishka I ⓘ
presidedOverBy	Parshva ⓘ Vasumitra ⓘ
primaryLanguageUsed	Sanskrit ⓘ
primarySchoolInvolved	Sarvastivada Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Sarvastivada
recognizedBy	Chinese Buddhist tradition ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist tradition ⓘ
region	Gandhara civilization ⓘ surface form: Gandhara cultural sphere
relatedTo	Kushan Empire ⓘ Third Buddhist Council ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
result	composition of commentaries on the Tripitaka ⓘ redaction of Sarvastivada Abhidharma texts ⓘ spread of Buddhism in Central Asia ⓘ spread of Buddhism in South Asia ⓘ strengthening of Buddhist scholastic tradition ⓘ support for Mahayana doctrinal development ⓘ
sourceTradition	Sarvastivada Vinaya accounts ⓘ
timePeriod	2nd century CE ⓘ
tradition	Northern Buddhist tradition ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kushan Empire → notableEvent → Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) ⓘ

Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) → distinguishedFrom → Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Buddhist Council (Theravada)

Indian Buddhism → hasCouncil → Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Buddhist Council (Sarvastivada)