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  1. Where was the third Buddhist council held?








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    According to the Theravada commentaries and chronicles, the Third Buddhist Council was convened by the Mauryan king Ashoka at Pataliputra (today's Patna ), under the leadership of the monk Moggaliputta Tissa. Its objective was to purify the Buddhist movement, particularly from opportunistic factions which had been attracted by the royal patronage.

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    According to the Theravada commentaries and chronicles, the Third Buddhist Council was convened by the Mauryan king Ashoka at Pataliputra (today's Patna ), under the leadership of the monk Moggaliputta Tissa. Its objective was to purify the Buddhist movement, particularly from opportunistic factions which had been attracted by the royal patronage.

  1. Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the republic of








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    Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar, the mortal remains of Tathagat were kept in the 'parliament house', of the the Republic of Mallas.

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    Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar, the mortal remains of Tathagat were kept in the 'parliament house', of the the Republic of Mallas.

  1. Yapaniya was a school of








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    Yapaniya was a school of Jainism. The saints of the Yapaniya school practised nudity like the Digambaras and believed in the liberation of women in conformity with the Svetambaras.

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    Yapaniya was a school of Jainism. The saints of the Yapaniya school practised nudity like the Digambaras and believed in the liberation of women in conformity with the Svetambaras.