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	The '''First Buddhist council''' was a gathering of senior monks of the Buddhist order convened just after ] death 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 some scholars have expressed doubts as to the event's historicity.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/journals/mon/1stbudcn.htm\|title=The First Buddhist Council\|website=www.sacred-texts.com\|access-date=2017-12-30}}</ref>

	==Description==
	A council of 500 ] was held at ] (Sanskrit: Rājagṛha) three months following the Buddha's death to agree on 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><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/2_32lbud.htm\|title=Life of Buddha: The 1st Buddhist Council (Part 2)\|website=www.buddhanet.net\|access-date=2017-12-30}}</ref> It is said that following the Buddha's death, 499 of the Buddha's top arahats were chosen to attend the council, with one seat reserved for ], then a ]. As the meeting approached, Ananda trained himself until the dawn of day of the council. When the dawn arrived, he decided to lie down and before his head hit the pillow he became an arahant.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/2_32lbud.htm\|title=Life of Buddha: The 1st Buddhist Council (Part 2)\|website=www.buddhanet.net\|access-date=2017-12-30}}</ref>

	The meeting was led by ] under the patronage of the king ]. Its objective was to preserve the Buddha's sayings (]) and the monastic discipline or rules (]). Even though the Buddha allowed the Sangha to abolish the minor rules, the ] made the unanimous decision to keep all the rules of the Vinaya. ] recited the Suttas, such that each begins: ‘Thus have I heard’ (Pali: ''Evaṃ me sutaṃ'').<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> According to D.N. commentary's introduction, the ] and ancient commentary was also included.

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

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