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	The '''First Buddhist council''' was a gathering of senior monks of the Buddhist order convened just after the Buddha's passing away in ca. 400 BCE.<ref>Harvey, Peter (2013). ''An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices (2nd ed.).'' Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pg. 88.</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33669718\|title=When did the Buddha live?: the controversy on the dating of the historical Buddha\|date=1995\|publisher=Sri Satguru Publications\|isbn=8170304695\|editor-last=Bechert\|editor-first=Heinz\|location=Delhi, India\|language=English\|editor-last2=Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen}}</ref> The story of the gathering is recorded in the ] of the ] and Sanskrit Buddhist schools. It is regarded as canonical by all schools of Buddhism, but in the absence of evidence from outside the Buddhist sutras has not generally been accepted as a historical event by other scholars.<ref></ref>

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	] in ], where the First Buddhist Council may have been held.]]
	A council of 500 ] was held at ] (Sanskrit: Rājagṛha) to agree the contents of the Dhamma and Vinaya.<ref>Harvey, Peter (2013). ''An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices (2nd ed.).'' Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pg. 88.</ref> ] recited the Suttas, such that each begins: ‘Thus have I heard’.<ref>Harvey, Peter (2013). ''An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices (2nd ed.).'' Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pg. 88.</ref> The monk ] (Sanskrit उपालि upāli) recited the Vinaya.<ref>Harvey, Peter (2013). ''An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices (2nd ed.).'' Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pg. 88.</ref>

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	* (English translation) - The traditional story of the First Council, as recorded in the ].

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	==Bibliography==
	*Harvey, Peter (2013). ''An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices (2nd ed.).'' Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
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