UPSC Prelims · 2001 · GS Paper I · Q41
Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir ?
- (A)Parsva
- (B)Nagarjuna
- (C)Sudraka
- (D)Vasumitra
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Answer: (D) Vasumitra
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Jainism, Buddhism & Heterodox Sects
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