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First buddhist council held ? Presided by ? King ?

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  1. At rajagraha
  2. Presided - mahkasapa
  3. King : ajatashatru
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2nd buddhist council

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At vaishali
Presided by sabakami
Under kalasoka

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3rd buddhist council

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At Pataliputra
By mogaliputta tissa
Under Ashoka
Tripitakas completed

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4th buddhist council

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At kashmir
By vasumitra
Under Kanishka
Mahayana doctrine given final shape

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Buddha delivered 1st sermon at ?

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Sarnath

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2 Jain councils held at

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Pataliputra

Vallabhi

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3 principles of Jainism

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  1. Right faith
  2. Right conduct
  3. Right knowledge
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8 fold path of Buddhism ?

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Right : 
View 
Resolve 
Speech
Conduct 
Livelihood 
Effort 
Mindfulness 
Concentration
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Mahavir was born at ?

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Kunda gram near vaishali

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5 great vows of Jainism?

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NOT TO :
Injure life 
Lie 
Steal 
Acquire property
Lead immoral life
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Which buddhist literature gives list of 16 mahajanapadas ?

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Anguttara Nikaya

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Which 4 mahajanapad survived ag end of 6th cen ?

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Avanti
Vatsa
Kosala
Magadha

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Rulers of vatsa , avanti , kosala ?

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Vatsa - udayana

Avanti - pradyota

Kosala - Prasenjit

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Who defeated Brahmadutta of ANga and annexed it ?

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Bimbisara

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15
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Haranyaka dynasty succeeded by?

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SAISUNGA DYNASTY

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16
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What does hathigumpha inscription of kharavela king of Kalinga refer to?

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Conquest of Kalinga by Nandas

17
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Enormous wealth of nanda described by ?

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Poet MAMULANAR in work AHANANURU

18
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Ajatashatru belonged to which dynasty ?

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Haranyaka dynasty

19
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Manuscripts of arthashastra first discovered by ?

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R. Shama Shashtri in 1904

20
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Mudrarakshasa written by whom n when ?

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Visakadatta during gupta period

Describes how Chandragupta overthrew nandas

21
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Megasthenes Indica contains ?

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Details abt Mauryan admin n military organisation

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Which Ceylonwese work describe role of Ashoka in spreading Buddhism in Sri lanka ?

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Chronicles DIPAVAMSA and MAHAVAMSA

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