Parshva

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Parshva was a prominent Buddhist monk and scholar traditionally regarded as the presiding elder over the Fourth Buddhist Council convened under King Kanishka.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk
Buddhist scholar
activeDuringReignOf Kanishka I NERFINISHED
associatedEvent Fourth Buddhist Council under King Kanishka NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kashmir (traditional location of the council)
Kushan Empire NERFINISHED
Sarvastivada school NERFINISHED
category Ancient Buddhist monks
Buddhist religious leaders
Buddhist scholars of the Kushan period
employer King Kanishka NERFINISHED
floruit 1st–2nd century CE
historicity figure known mainly from later Buddhist tradition
honorificTitle Elder NERFINISHED
influenced development of Sarvastivada Abhidharma
language likely used Gandhari Prakrit
likely used Sanskrit
notableFor leadership at the Fourth Buddhist Council
scholarly contributions to Buddhist doctrine
positionHeld presiding elder of the Fourth Buddhist Council
presidedOver Fourth Buddhist Council NERFINISHED
region Gandhara NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
roleInEvent oversaw compilation and redaction of Abhidharma texts
tradition Northern Buddhism NERFINISHED
traditionallyRegardedAs presiding elder over the Fourth Buddhist Council

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