Home›Open Questions›Where did the council associated with Kanishka actually meet?Open QuestionsWhere did the council associated with Kanishka actually meet?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Where did the council associated with Kanishka actually meet?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/where-did-the-council-associated-with-kanishka-actually-meet.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Where did the council associated with Kanishka actually meet?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/where-did-the-council-associated-with-kanishka-actually-meetCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-where-did-the-council-associated-with-ka, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Where did the council associated with Kanishka actually meet?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/where-did-the-council-associated-with-kanishka-actually-meet}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionThe accounts that name a place do not name the same one, they are all late, northern and secondary, and no site has ever been identified on the ground. Nobody defends a location, so this is a gap in the record rather than an argument between camps.What would resolve this An inscription naming the assembly, or the excavation of a monastic complex in Kashmir or the north-west of the subcontinent large enough to house it and carrying Sarvastivada Abhidharma material of the right date.OpenSouth Asian archaeology and epigraphy, working with Buddhist studiesEtienne Lamotte, translated by Sara Webb-Boin, History of Indian Buddhism: From the Origins to the Saka EraCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnThe Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir, Councils and Synods Well-attested Source History of Indian Buddhism: From the Origins to the Saka EraEtienne Lamotte, translated by Sara Webb-Bointier 1SourcesHistory of Indian Buddhism: From the Origins to the Saka Eratier 1Etienne Lamotte, translated by Sara Webb-Boin, Institut Orientaliste, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1988Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year