Third Buddhist Council(250)

Buddhist council convened under Ashoka at Pataliputra.

Third Buddhist Council

What you need to know

Held at Pataliputra under Ashoka
Presided by Moggaliputta Tissa
Launched missions to Sri Lanka and beyond

Participants

Royal patron
Ashoka
54 yrs at this event
Royal patron
54 yrs at event
Ashoka
The greatest Mauryan emperor, who spread Buddhism and the ideal of Dhamma.

Theatres

Council venue
Pataliputra
Council venue
Pataliputra
Capital of Magadha and of the Maurya and Gupta empires, modern Patna.

Powers

Maurya Empire
Maurya Empire
The first empire to unify most of the Indian subcontinent.

Timelines

The Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire
India's first great empire, from Chandragupta to the fall of the Mauryas.

Facts at a glance

Start: 250 BCE
Tags: buddhism, council, ashoka, pataliputra

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