What major event took place at the Ashokaram monastery?

The Third Buddhist Council, presided over by Moggaliputta Tissa under the patronage of Ashoka, was held here to purify the Sangha.

Mauryan Buddhist Institutions

UPSC Archival Analysis

The Ashokaram monastery was located in Pataliputra (modern-day Patna), the capital of the Mauryan Empire.

Exam Year

2015

Evidence Source

ID: HIS_ANC_2015_44 Ref: Romila Thapar, Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas