1 History & Culture · 1.1.5 Buddhism, Jainism and heterodox sects

1.1.5.6 Buddhist councils, the Tripitakas and the Hinayana–Mahayana split

Four councils fixed the Buddhist canon and sorted out disputes; the last one, under Kanishka, is linked with the rise of Mahayana, which split from the older Hinayana (Theravada) school.

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Key terms

  • Rajagriha
  • Vaishali
  • Pataliputra
  • Kundalvana
  • Moggaliputta Tissa
  • Vasumitra
  • Tipitaka
  • Theravada
  • Mahayana
  • Bodhisattva
  • Nagarjuna
  • Mahasanghika

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