[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c21.40 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c21.40 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c21.40 - **Language:** English ### [c21.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.40) The fact of the convocation of a Council is attested by such a large body of tradition that it may be accepted without hesitation, even though none of the alleged details can be regarded as historical. The Sārnāth Edict (with its variants), which was specially directed against the cardinal sin of schism, was issued, I think, as a result of the Council's proceedings. I do not accept the Ceylonese date for the Council, namely, 236 A. B., equivalent, according to my chronology, to 251 B. C., and am of opinion that the Council assembled at some time in the last ten years of the reign.¹ - [Previous: c21.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.39) - [Next: c21.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.41) - [Up: c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c21.40) · Pramāṇa