The Buddhist Councils: The Movement to Great Schism

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Published: Jun 30, 2018
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Buddhism Council Meeting Quarrell Buddhist Sects

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Phyu Mar Lwin
College of Religious Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand

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During the history of Buddhism, from the parinibbana of the Lord Buddha up
until the current sanghas of today’s societies, There has always been quarrell in regards to
interpretations of teachings, in particular in regards the Vinaya. This paper looks to explore the 4 council meetings that were held in order to find cohesiveness in the viewpoints
between differing Buddhist texts. The researcher looks to present the notion that these
council meetings did more harm than good and they were, in fact, the cause of new Buddhist
sects to emerge. This paper takes a historical analysis of the circumstances surrounding these
council’s meetings and the outcomes from them.

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Lwin, P. M. (2018). The Buddhist Councils: The Movement to Great Schism. The Journal of International Association of Buddhist Universities (JIABU), 11(2), 303–314. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Jiabu/article/view/219925
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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2018): The Journal of International Association of Buddhist Universities (JIABU)
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