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Q42 (CISF/2017) History & Culture › Ancient India

Mahavibhasa, an encyclopaedia of Buddhist philosophy is the work of which Buddhist Council ?

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The Mahavibhasa (Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Sastra) is a monumental encyclopedia of Buddhist philosophy. It was compiled during the Fourth Buddhist Council, which was held at Kundalvana in Kashmir (some sources suggest Jalandhar) during the 1st century CE. This council was convened under the patronage of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka.

The council was presided over by Vasumitra, with the celebrated poet and scholar Ashvaghosha serving as the vice-president. The primary objective of the council was to systematize the teachings of the Sarvastivada school of Buddhism and resolve conflicting interpretations of the Abhidharma. The resulting commentaries were engraved on copper plates and deposited in a stupa. The Mahavibhasa remains a critical source for understanding early Buddhist logic and the transition toward Mahayana thought.

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