2013 · Q73
Statement I Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council in 252 BC at Pataliputra and it was there that the Buddhist Church became divided into two sects-the Hinayana and the Mahayana. Statement II Kanishka called the Fourth Buddhist Council at Kundalvana near Srinagar and Vasumitra was believed to have acted as President.
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- ABoth the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- BBoth the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
The Third Council at Pataliputra did not divide Buddhism into Hinayana and Mahayana (that division came much later), while Kanishka's Fourth Council at Kundalvana under Vasumitra's presidency is traditionally accepted - statement I is false, statement II is true.