The Third Buddhist Council, held under Ashoka's patronage, met at

PataliputraCorrect answerYour answerRajagrihaCorrect answerYour answerVaishaliCorrect answerYour answerKundalvana in KashmirCorrect answerYour answer

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The Third Council met at Pataliputra, the Mauryan capital, in the third century BCE, presided over by Moggaliputta Tissa.
The First Council met at Rajagriha soon after the Buddha's death, the Second at Vaishali, and the Fourth in Kashmir under Kanishka.

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Learn the four councils as a list of places: Rajagriha, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashmir.

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