Buddhist council
convention of Buddhist monastic leaders
First Buddhist council
gathering of senior monks of the Buddhist order convened just after the Buddha's death
Second Buddhist council
council, said to have taken place 70 years after the Buddha’s death, which resulted in the first schism in the Sangha between the Sthaviras and the Mahāsāṃghikas
Fifth Buddhist council
1871 meeting of Buddhist monks
Fourth Buddhist council
two separate Buddhist council meetings