The 'Angas' (sacred books of Jains) were primarily compiled at which council?
Correct Answer: 1st Jaina Council
Subject: history
- 1st Jaina Council
- 2nd Jaina Council
- 4th Buddhist Council
- 3rd Buddhist Council
Explanation: • 1st Jain Council — Pataliputra (~300 BC) — Chaired by Sthulabhadra
• Reason: 12-year famine — monks migrated south under Bhadrabahu; remaining monks compiled 12 Angas
• 12 Angas replaced the lost 14 Purvas (original Jain scriptures)
• This led to the Digambara-Shvetambara split
• 2nd Jain Council — Vallabhi (512 AD) — Final written compilation of Shvetambara canon by Devardhi Gani