The Six Buddhist Synod

No
Buddhist Council
The Aim of holding
The Buddhist Council
Leader
Number of
Bhikkhus
Lay devotee
Sasana
Year Bc
Advantages
1.
FirstBecause of Subhadda's speech that we don't need to follow by laid down the
Discipline which was laid down by the Buddha who demised.		Ashin Maha
Kassapa		500
Bhikkhus		King Ajatasatthu and People of RajagahaSasana
year (1),
BC 544		All of Bhikkhus recited the Teachings of the Buddha and collected the Three Pitakas.
2.
SecondBecause of disputation over 10 facts of Vinaya (discipline)Ashin Maha
Yasa		700
Bhikkhus		King Kalasoka and People of VesaliSasana year (100) , BC 443They implemented the real Theravada Buddhism.
3.
ThirdBecause the pretended Bhikkhus, who entered the Sasana and initiated wrong view or doctrine (Dititthivada)Ashin Maha
Moggaliputta
tissa		1000
Bhikkhus		Siri Dhammasoka King and People of
Pataliputta 		Sasana year
(235),
BC 308		They sent the missionaries to (9) countries, (9) places for propagation of the Sasana.
4.
FourthBecause rebellion broke out and hunger in Sri Lanka for 12 years, the Arahats and Monks recited the Pitaka
for preserving.		Ashin Maha
Dhammarak
khita		500
Bhikkhus		King Vatta
Gamani and
People of Sri Lanka		Sasana year
(450 ),
BC 94		They could describe on
Palm-leaves.
5.
FifthThe Pitaka will not be firmed on the
Palm- leaves and not to have
different kinds of Pitakas		Ashin Jagara
Bhivamsa
Maha Thera		2400
Bhikkhus		King Mindon and
People of Myanmar		SasanaYear
(2415) , AD 1871		They could discribe the Pitakas on marble slabs.
6.
SixthTo purify the Sasana after living under the British Government for 100 years.
Not to different pressing in the Pitakas.		Ashin Revata
Ashin Suriya		2500
Bhikkhus		The Government of Myanmar and People of
Myanmar		Sasana year
(2498), Full of 2500 Years.
AD 1954		They could press the three Pitakas by original Sattha.