The Second Buddhist Council was convened approximately a century after the Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha at Vaishali under the patronage of which king?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Second Buddhist Council was convened at Vaishali during the reign of King Kalasoka of the Shishunaga dynasty to resolve monastic disputes, leading to the first major schism in the Sangha. Earlier patrons like Ajatashatru sponsored the First Buddhist Council immediately after the Buddha's death.