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Match the following Buddhist Councils with their respective presiding chairpersons: 1. First Council - Mahakassapa 2. Second Council - Sabakami 3. Third Council - Moggaliputta Tissa 4. Fourth Council - Vasumitra Select the correct code representing the matching pairs:

A. 1, 2, 3 and 4✓ Correct Answer
B. 1, 3, 2 and 4
C. 2, 1, 4 and 3
D. 4, 3, 2 and 1

💡 Solution & Explanation

All the paired combinations are accurate as the First Buddhist Council at Rajagriha was presided over by Mahakassapa, the Second Council at Vaishali by Sabakami, the Third Council at Pataliputra by Moggaliputta Tissa, and the Fourth Council at Kashmir by Vasumitra with Asvaghosha acting as vice-chairman. These councils played a pivotal role in resolving doctrinal disputes, codifying Buddhist canons, and determining the division between monastic factions. The Third Council under Ashoka compiled the Abhidhamma Pitaka.

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