First Buddhist Council
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The First Buddhist Council was an early gathering of the Buddha’s disciples, traditionally held shortly after his death to recite and preserve his teachings and monastic rules.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Buddhist Council canonical | 5 |
| Council at Rājagṛha | 1 |
| First Buddhist Council at Rājagṛha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672466 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Buddhist Council Context triple: [Indian Buddhism, hasCouncil, First Buddhist Council]
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A.
Third Buddhist Council
The Third Buddhist Council was a pivotal gathering of monks in ancient India, traditionally held under Emperor Ashoka, to purify the sangha of doctrinal disputes and heresies and to systematize Buddhist teachings.
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Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka)
The Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) was a major Buddhist assembly convened under the Kushan emperor Kanishka I, traditionally associated with the codification and spread of Mahayana Buddhist doctrine in Central and South Asia.
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Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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First Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea was a pivotal 4th-century Christian ecumenical council that defined core doctrines such as the divinity of Christ and produced the original Nicene Creed.
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E.
Synod of Sutri
The Synod of Sutri was an 11th-century church council that deposed rival claimants to the papacy, helping to resolve a major papal schism and pave the way for church reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Buddhist Council Target entity description: The First Buddhist Council was an early gathering of the Buddha’s disciples, traditionally held shortly after his death to recite and preserve his teachings and monastic rules.
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A.
Third Buddhist Council
The Third Buddhist Council was a pivotal gathering of monks in ancient India, traditionally held under Emperor Ashoka, to purify the sangha of doctrinal disputes and heresies and to systematize Buddhist teachings.
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B.
Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka)
The Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) was a major Buddhist assembly convened under the Kushan emperor Kanishka I, traditionally associated with the codification and spread of Mahayana Buddhist doctrine in Central and South Asia.
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C.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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D.
First Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea was a pivotal 4th-century Christian ecumenical council that defined core doctrines such as the divinity of Christ and produced the original Nicene Creed.
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E.
Synod of Sutri
The Synod of Sutri was an 11th-century church council that deposed rival claimants to the papacy, helping to resolve a major papal schism and pave the way for church reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist council
ⓘ
religious assembly ⓘ |
| activity |
collective recitation of the Dhamma
ⓘ
collective recitation of the Vinaya ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Council at Rājagṛha
ⓘ
linked to:
First Buddhist Council
First Council ⓘ |
| approximateYear | circa 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
|
| category |
Buddhist monastic history
ⓘ
Events in early Buddhism ⓘ |
| chronology | shortly after the parinirvāṇa of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Mahākāśyapa ⓘ |
| convenedForCommunity |
Saṅgha
ⓘ
linked to:
Sangha
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| doctrinalFocus | orthodox preservation of Dhamma and Vinaya ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Buddhist Council ⓘ |
| heldIn | Sattapaṇṇi Cave ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary in modern scholarship ⓘ |
| languageOfRecitation | early Middle Indo-Aryan dialects ⓘ |
| location |
Magadha
ⓘ
Rājagṛha ⓘ
linked to:
Rajagriha
Rājgir ⓘ
linked to:
Rajgir
|
| mentionedIn |
Dīgha Nikāya commentaries
ⓘ
Vinaya Piṭaka ⓘ
linked to:
Vinaya Pitaka
|
| numberOfParticipants | 500 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | senior disciples of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| participant |
500 arahants
ⓘ
Upāli ⓘ Ānanda ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Mahākāśyapa ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prevent doctrinal corruption
ⓘ
to recite and preserve the Buddha’s teachings ⓘ to recite and preserve the monastic rules (Vinaya) ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| result |
formalization of the Sutta teachings in oral form
ⓘ
formalization of the Vinaya Piṭaka in oral form ⓘ |
| roleOfUpāli | recitation of the monastic rules (Vinaya) ⓘ |
| roleOfĀnanda | recitation of the Buddha’s discourses (Suttas) ⓘ |
| sequenceInBuddhistCouncils | first ⓘ |
| significance | establishment of an authoritative communal memory of the Buddha’s teaching ⓘ |
| sourceTradition |
Pāli Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
|
| subjectOf | Buddhist historical studies ⓘ |
| timeRelativeToBuddha | held in the first rainy season after the Buddha’s parinirvāṇa (traditional account) ⓘ |
| tradition |
Theravāda
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| triggeredBy |
parinirvāṇa of Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha’s parinirvana
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Buddhist Council Description of subject: The First Buddhist Council was an early gathering of the Buddha’s disciples, traditionally held shortly after his death to recite and preserve his teachings and monastic rules.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: First Buddhist Council
linked to: First Buddhist Council