The First Council

Accounts of the council at Rajagaha after the Buddha’s death, and what those accounts can and cannot establish.

This page separates early textual evidence, modern scholarly discussion, and later readings. Historical study sits beside practice; it does not replace it.

The full article is available in Traditional Chinese.

The slope and stone steps of Vulture Peak at Rajgir
Vulture Peak, Rajgir

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