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Who is traditionally regarded as the presiding elder of the First Buddhist Council?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
C. MahakashyapaC. महाकश्यप
Explanationव्याख्या
Mahakashyapa, known as Mahakassapa in Pali, is traditionally regarded as the senior monk who presided over the First Buddhist Council at Rajagriha.
The council is said to have assembled after Buddha's death to preserve the teachings and disciplinary rules of the community.
Ananda, Buddha's close attendant, is traditionally associated with reciting the discourses because of his extensive memory of Buddha's teachings.
Upali is associated with the recitation of the Vinaya, or monastic discipline.
Nagasena belongs to a later Buddhist literary tradition and is famous for his dialogue with the Indo-Greek king Menander in the Milindapanha.
Thus, an exam-friendly association is Mahakashyapa—presiding elder; Ananda—discourses; Upali—Vinaya.
As with other early council traditions, exact historical details are reconstructed primarily through later Buddhist textual accounts.
महाकश्यप, जिन्हें पालि में महाकस्सप कहा जाता है, परंपरागत रूप से राजगृह में आयोजित प्रथम बौद्ध संगीति के अध्यक्ष माने जाते हैं। बुद्ध के महापरिनिर्वाण के बाद संघ की शिक्षाओं और अनुशासन को संरक्षित करने के लिए इस सभा का आयोजन बताया जाता है। बुद्ध के निकट सहयोगी आनंद को उनके उपदेशों के पाठ से जोड़ा जाता है क्योंकि उन्हें बुद्ध की शिक्षाओं का व्यापक स्मरण था। उपालि को विनय अर्थात मठवासी अनुशासन के पाठ से संबंधित माना जाता है। नागसेन बाद की बौद्ध साहित्यिक परंपरा से जुड़े हैं और इंडो-ग्रीक राजा मेनांडर के साथ संवाद के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं। परीक्षा के लिए याद रखें: महाकश्यप—अध्यक्षता, आनंद—उपदेश, उपालि—विनय।
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