Dates and proposed dates in early Buddhism

Buddhas Parinibbana (218 years before Asoka's accession: BDPPN)

488
B..
B.!.1
"irs# ounci$% &a'a(aha. )** +onks% a$$ arahan#s. ,assa-a .ues#ions /-a$i and
Ananda (0in.2.28))
488
B..
B.!.1
Dea#h of 0enerab$e 1ahakaccana% by #radi#ion #he au#hor of firs# Pa$i (ra++ar %
#he Kaccyana-vykarana (BDPPN)
488
B..
B.!. 1
2econd ounci$% 0esa$i. 3** +onks inc$udin( 88 arahan#s fro+ sou#hern A4an#i
and 5* fo+ Pa4a. &e4a#a .ues#ions 2abbaka+in (0in.2.6*6)
688
B..
B.!.1*
1
Dakkhina(iri 0ihara in /''eni% nor#hern A4an#i% -erha-s beca+e a cen#re of Pa$i
and Abhidha++a s#udies 7hen +onks f$ed 0esa$i af#er #he 2econd ounci$ (see
A--endi8 4)
688
B..
B.!.1*
1
"irs# Abhidha++a 7ork co+-$e#ed: Dhammasangani (BP!% in#ro -2))
63)
B..
B.!.11
4
yc$es of -er+u#a#ions (ear$y for+) and no9offence c$auses co+-$e#ed before #he
+a'or schis+ (see A--endi8 14)
64*
B..
B.!.14
:
1a'or schis+ be#7een 1ahasan(hikas and 2#ha4iras (B0% in#ro -4iii).
1ahasan(hikas re'ec# Abhidha++a (BDPPN)
64*
B..
B.!.14
:
&u$e e$abora#ions and cyc$es of -er+u#a#ions ($a#e for+) co+-osed af#er schis+
(see A--endi8 14). ;$$us#ra#i4e s#ories anne8ed #o ru$es.
66:
B..
B.!.1)
*
Asoka is 0iceroy a# /''eni 7hen 1ahinda and 2an(ha+i##< are born (BDPPN)
23*
B..
B.!.21
:
=hird counci$ (Asokas rei(n 13#h year) (>B -252)
2)6
B..
B.!.26
5
0enerab$e 1ahinda (12 4assas) s-ends si8 +on#hs in Dakkhina(iri 0ih<ra before
4isi#in( 2ri ?anka (BDPPN)
2)6
B..
B.!.26
5
?as# Abhidha++a 7ork co+-$e#ed: Kathavatthu (BP!% in#ro -24)
2)*
B..
B.!.26
:
Du##ha(a+ani's rei(n be(ins. "ounds 1aha =hu-a (BDPPN) a##ended by 4*% ***
+onks fro+ Dakkhina(iri 0ihara.
1*1
B..
B.!.68
8
0a##a(a+ani's rei(n be(ins. "ounds Abhaya(iri 1onas#ery. Durin( his rei(n%
"our#h ounci$ he$d a# A$u4ihara (BDPPN)
2: B..
B.!.45
*
Key and notes
BP!: Buddhist Psychological Ethics, #rans$a#ion of Dhammasangani by .A.". &hys Da4ids
(P=2% 1:**).
0: u$$a4a((a: a cen#ury af#er #he Parinibbana (vassasataparinibbute bhagavati)
(0in.2.2:4).
!B: !ncyc$o-aedia of Buddhis+: @.P. 1a$a$asekara (ed) o$o+bo 1:51
>B: =he >is#orica$ Buddha: >.A. 2chu+ann% 1:88.
BDPPN: Buddhis# Dic#ionary of Pa$i Pro-er Na+es% @.P.1a$a$asekara% P=2% 1:5*
B.!: Buddhis# !ra
B0: Bhiksuni 0inaya @.&o#h 1:3*. &o#h says #7o scho$ars reached #his da#e inde-enden#$y:
A. Bareau% ?es 2ec#es Bouddhi.ues du Pe#i# 0ehicu$e% 2ai(on% 1:))% (-61) and
!."rau7a$$ner% Die buddhis#ischen ,onBi$e% CD1@ 1*2% 1:)2% -246ff and -2)5ff.