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The Three Buddhist Councils. The first council was held during the same summer of the Buddha's passing into [parinirvāṇa] at [rājagṛha] sponsored by King [ajātaṡatru], in which [ānanda] recited the collection of [sūtra] teachings and [upāli] recited the collection of Abhidharma teachings. The second council was held 110 years after Buddha's pan[nirvāṇa] at [vaishālī] sponsored by King [ashoka]. At that time, monks, especially from Magadha, who had transgressed their vows were expelled and thus the code of monastic discipline was revised. The third council was held at Pataliputra 137 years after Buddha's passing into [parinirvāṇa] during the reign of King [kaniṣka]. The purpose of this council was to create harmony amongst the different schools of philosophy.
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