The Third Council

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In the third century BCE, King Ashoka, the third king of the Maurya dynasty, became a devout patron of Buddhism. He constructed many temples and stupas and offered support to the Buddhist order. Under King Ashoka’s sponsorship, Maudgalyayana convened a council of one thousand priests at Pataliputra to compile the three divisions of Buddhist canon, i.e., sutras, precepts and commentaries. Conducted during the course of nine months, this convention is referred to either as the Council at Pataliputra or the Gathering of the One Thousand Monks. The Fourth Council

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