VIDEO: 1st Buddhist Council in Sattapanni Cave 483 BC

http://youtu.be/vNLtLcslKNQ

The First Buddhist Council took place at the Sattapanni Rock Cave in

Rajagaha now Rajgir, India. 3 months after the Buddha's final Nibbana,

500 Arahants met here to recite the Dhamma and the Vinaya, so that it

could be passed on to future generations exactly as spoken by the historical

Buddha Gotama and his disciples. This council was headed by Mahakassapa

Thera and it lasted 7 months. It established the original authentic Tipitaka:

The 3 Baskets of Sacred Text = The Pali Canon:

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/index.html

This crucial 1st council is described in detail in the:
Mahavamsa: The Great Chronicle of Ceylon pp: 14-19

http://what-buddha-said.net/library/pdfs/mahavamsa.geiger.pdf

Other links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Buddhist_council

http://dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=The_Sattapanni_Cave

http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/III/Nikini_Poya_Day.htm

http://dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=First_Buddhist_council

http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/sa/sattapanniguha.htm

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