Question
Download Solution PDFIn which language were most Buddhist texts written?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Pali.
Key Points
- India is the birthplace of Buddhism and most of the texts were initially written in Pali.
- It is an Indo-Aryan language that was used to preserve the Buddhist canon of the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which is regarded as the oldest complete collection of Buddhist texts surviving in an Indian language.
Additional Information
| Buddhist Council | Held on | Held Under | Presided by | Location |
| First | 483 BC | King Ajatshatru | Mahakasyapa | Rajgriha |
| Second | 383 BC | King Kalasoka | Sabakami | Vaishali |
| Third | 250 BC | King Asoka | Moggliputta Tissa | Patliputra |
| Fourth | 72 AD | Kushan King Kanishka | Vasumitra | Kashmir |
| Fifth | 1871 | King Mindon | Jagarabhivamsa, Narindhabhidhaja and Sumangalasami | Mandalay (Mayanmar) |
| Sixth | 1954 | Burmese government | U Nu | Yangon (Mayanmar) |
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