Second Buddhist Council
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The Second Buddhist Council was an early gathering of monks, traditionally dated about a century after the Buddha’s death, convened to settle disputes over monastic discipline and preserve doctrinal purity within the Buddhist community.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist council
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religious assembly ⓘ |
| aimedAt | upholding the original Vinaya as understood by conservative elders ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahāsāṃghika faction
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Sthavira (Elders) faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist councils
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Buddhist monastic discipline ⓘ Events in early Buddhist history ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | second council after the Buddha ⓘ |
| concerns |
orthodoxy of monastic practice
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unity of the Buddhist sangha ⓘ |
| convenedBy | elders of the Buddhist sangha ⓘ |
| follows | teachings of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| followsEvent | First Buddhist Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate |
about 100 years after the Buddha’s parinirvana
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circa 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Revata
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Sabbakāmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
deepening division between conservative and more liberal monks
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precedent for later schisms in the Buddhist sangha ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
maintenance of Vinaya rules
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preservation of doctrinal purity ⓘ settlement of disputes over monastic discipline ⓘ |
| heldIn | ancient India ⓘ |
| historicityStatus | partly historical and partly legendary in modern scholarship ⓘ |
| languageContext | early Buddhist Middle Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| locationTradition |
Vaiśālī
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Vesālī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
acceptance of money by monks
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alleged relaxation of monastic discipline ⓘ consumption of food after midday ⓘ drinking of fermented beverages ⓘ interpretation of Vinaya rules ⓘ procedures for communal decision-making ⓘ storage and use of salt ⓘ use of luxurious seats and beds ⓘ |
| numberOfIssuesDiscussed | ten points of discipline GENERATED ⓘ |
| precedesEvent | Third Buddhist Council (according to some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Theravāda tradition
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other early Buddhist schools’ accounts ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Pāli Vinaya
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various Sanskrit and Prakrit Vinaya traditions ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
condemnation of certain lax practices as unlawful
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reaffirmation of stricter Vinaya interpretation by the majority ⓘ |
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