First Buddhist Council
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The First Buddhist Council was an early gathering of the Buddha’s disciples, traditionally held shortly after his death to recite and preserve his teachings and monastic rules.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist council
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religious assembly ⓘ |
| activity |
collective recitation of the Dhamma
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collective recitation of the Vinaya ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Council at Rājagṛha
NERFINISHED
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First Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateYear | circa 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist monastic history
ⓘ
Events in early Buddhism ⓘ |
| chronology | shortly after the parinirvāṇa of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Mahākāśyapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedForCommunity | Saṅgha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| doctrinalFocus | orthodox preservation of Dhamma and Vinaya ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Buddhist Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldIn | Sattapaṇṇi Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary in modern scholarship ⓘ |
| languageOfRecitation | early Middle Indo-Aryan dialects ⓘ |
| location |
Magadha
NERFINISHED
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Rājagṛha NERFINISHED ⓘ Rājgir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Dīgha Nikāya commentaries
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Vinaya Piṭaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | 500 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | senior disciples of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| participant |
500 arahants
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Upāli NERFINISHED ⓘ Ānanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Mahākāśyapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prevent doctrinal corruption
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to recite and preserve the Buddha’s teachings ⓘ to recite and preserve the monastic rules (Vinaya) ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| result |
formalization of the Sutta teachings in oral form
ⓘ
formalization of the Vinaya Piṭaka in oral form ⓘ |
| roleOfUpāli | recitation of the monastic rules (Vinaya) ⓘ |
| roleOfĀnanda | recitation of the Buddha’s discourses (Suttas) ⓘ |
| sequenceInBuddhistCouncils | first ⓘ |
| significance | establishment of an authoritative communal memory of the Buddha’s teaching ⓘ |
| sourceTradition | Pāli Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Buddhist historical studies ⓘ |
| timeRelativeToBuddha | held in the first rainy season after the Buddha’s parinirvāṇa (traditional account) ⓘ |
| tradition | Theravāda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | parinirvāṇa of Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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