A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c7.26

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Turning to the *Bauddha* literature, we find parallels to these *Jaina* councils. For instance as noted in *A His. of Ind. Lit.* (vol. II, pp. 4 and 5) 3 councils were convened in connection with the restoration and adjustment of the *Baudha* scriptures: The 1st council was organized by the immediate disciples of Lord Buddha and was held in the city of Rājagaha (modern Rajgir); the 2nd was held at Vesālī, 100 years after the *nirvāṇa* of Lord Buddha; and the 3rd was convened in the time of King Aśoka when the compilation of a real canon of the sacred texts of the Bauddhas was undertaken.