Second Buddhist Council: -Held in 383 B.C. 100 years after the demise of Buddh. -Held at Vaisali under the presidentship of Sabakami, convened by King Kalasoka. -Objective was to end the controversy between Monks of Vaisali and Patliputra and the monks of Kausambi and Avanti. -It led to the division of Buddhist Sangha into orthodox 'Sthaviravadins' (or Theravadins) and the unorthodox M...

First Buddhist Council: -Held soon after the death of the Buddha in 483 B.C. -It was presided by monk Mahakasyapa. -It was held in a hall erected by Magadha king Ajatasatru outside the Saptaparni Cave in Rajagriha. -Its objective was to maintain and preserve the purity of Buddha teachings (i.e. the Buddha's sayings (suttas) and monastic rules (Vinaya)). -First Buddhist Council resul...

Buddha's Philosophy: Four Noble Truths:- i. The World is full of Sorrows. ii. The cause of sorrow is desire iii. If desires are conquered, all sorrows can be removed. iv. The only way desires can be conquered is by following the Eight Fold Path. Eight fold Path - (Ariya - Atthangikamarga):- i. Right Understanding / View ii. Right Thoughts iii Right Speech iv. Right Action...

Five Great Symbols attached to Buddha's Life: Birth - Lotus Great Renunciation - Horse Nirvana - Bodhi Tree First Session - Wheel Death - Stupa...

Buddhism: -Buddhism has its foundation on three pillars:- --Gautama Buddha - founder --Dhamma - Principle --Sangha - Order of Buddhist Monks & Nuns -Siddhartha or the Gautama also "Tathagata' & 'Sakyamuni' was born in 563 B.C. in Lumbini, near Kapilavastu, the capital of Sakyan Republic, to Suddhodana & Maya. -He Was brought up by his stepmother Gautami. -He Married to Yashodhar...