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| The '''First Buddhist council''' was a gathering of senior monks of the Buddhist order convened just after ] death in ca. 3 months after the parinibbana of our Lord ].{{sfn |Harvey |2013 |p=88}}<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. | |||
| ==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.{{sfn |Harvey |2013 |p=88}}<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: ‘]’ (Pali: ''Evaṃ me sutaṃ'').{{sfn |Harvey |2013 |p=88}} The monk ] (Sanskrit उपालि upāli) recited the Vinaya.{{sfn |Harvey |2013 |p=88}} According to D.N. commentary's introduction, the ] and ancient commentary was also included. | |||
| == Historicity == | |||
| Tradition states that the First Council lasts for seven months.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Council, 1st}} Scholars doubt, however, whether the entire canon was really recited during the First Council,{{sfn |Harvey |2013 |page=88}} because the early texts contain different accounts on important subjects such as meditation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gombrich |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Gombrich |title=How Buddhism Began: The Conditioned Genesis of the Early Teachings |date=2006 |publisher=] |isbn=978-0-415-37123-0 |pages=96{{en dash}}7 |edition=2nd}}</ref> It may be, though, that early versions were recited of what is now known as the '']'' and '']''.{{sfn |Hirakawa |1993 |p=69}} Nevertheless, many scholars, from the late 19th century onward, have considered the historicity of the First Council improbable. Some scholars, such as orientalists ] and D.P. Minayeff, thought there must have been assemblies after the Buddha's death, but considered only the main characters and some events before or after the First Council historical.{{sfn |Prebish |2005 |page=226}}{{sfn |Mukherjee |1994 |pp=453}} Other scholars, such as Buddhologist ] and Indologist ], considered it likely that the account of the First Council was written after the ], and based on that of the second, since there were not any major problems to solve after the ], or any other need to organize the First Council.{{sfn |Prebish |2005 |page=231}}{{sfn |Mukherjee |1994 |pp=454{{en dash}}6}} On the other hand, archaeologist ], Indologist E. E. Obermiller and to some extent Indologist Nalinaksha Dutt thought the account of the First Council was authentic, because of the correspondences between the Pāli texts and the ].{{sfn |Mukherjee |1994 |p=457}} | |||
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| * {{Citation|last1=Buswell|first1=Robert E. Jr.|last2=Lopez|first2=Donald S. Jr.|author2-link=Donald S. Lopez Jr.|title=Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism.|date=2013|publisher=] |isbn=978-0-691-15786-3|url=http://www.daophatngaynay.com/vn/files/file-nen/Princeton_Dictionary_of_Buddhism_890707662.pdf}} | |||
| * {{Citation |last1=Harvey|first1=Peter|title=An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices|date=2013|publisher=]|location=New York|isbn=978-0-521-85942-4|edition=2nd|url=https://toleratedindividuality.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/an-introduction-to-buddhism-teachings-history-and-practices.pdf}} | |||
| * {{Citation |last1=Hirakawa |first1=Akira |authorlink1=Akira Hirakawa |title=A History of Indian Buddhism: From Śākyamuni to Early Mahāyāna |date=1993 |publisher=] |isbn=9788120809550 |url=http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/A%20History%20of%20Indian%20Buddhism_From%20Sakyamuni%20to%20Early%20Mahayana_Akira.pdf}} | |||
| * {{Citation |last=Mukherjee |first=B. |year=1994 |title=The Riddle of the First Buddhist Council{{nowrap| –}} A Retrospection |journal=Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal |volume=7 |url=http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-BJ001/07_15.htm |pages=452{{en dash}}73}} | |||
| * {{Citation |last1=Prebish |first1=Charles S. |editor1-last=Williams |editor1-first=Paul |encyclopedia=Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies, '''1''': Early History in South and Southeast Asia |date=2005 |orig-year=1974 |publisher=] |title=Review of Scholarship on Buddhist Councils |isbn=0-415-33227-3 |url=http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Buddhism_Critical%20Concepts%20in%20Religious%20Studies_Paul-Williams_Vol_1.pdf |pages=224{{en dash}}43}} | |||
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