First Buddhist Council was held in the reign of ________.

Bimbisara

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Ajatashatru

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Ashoka

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Kanishka

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Solution

The correct option is C Ajatashatru
First Buddhist Council was held soon after the mahaparinirvana of the Buddha, around 400 BC under the patronage of king Ajatshatru with the monk Mahakasyapa presiding, at Rajgriha.

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