Correct Answer - Option 2 : Kalashok
Six Buddhist Councils marked important turning points in the story of early Buddhism.
- This story spans the time from immediately after the death and Parinirvana of the historical Buddha in the 5th century BCE to sometime early in the first millennium CE.
- This is also the story of sectarian clashes and the eventual Great Schism that resulted in the two major schools, Theravada and Mahayana.
Second Buddhist Council:
- The Second Buddhist Council was held at Vaisali (or Vaishali), an ancient city in what is now the state of Bihar in northern India, bordering Nepal under the patronage of King Kalasoka while it was presided by Sabakami.
- This Council probably was held about a century after the first one, or about 383 BCE.
- It was called to discuss monastic practices, in particular, whether monks could be allowed to handle money.
Thus, we can say that the ‘Second Buddhist Council’ was convened during the regime of king Kalashok.
