Correct Answer: Vallabhi
Subject: history
Explanation: The 2nd Jain Council was held at Vallabhi (in present-day Gujarat) around 512 CE (some sources say 453 CE), presided over by Devardhi Kshamasramana. This council was crucial — it resulted in the FINAL written compilation of the Shvetambara Jain canonical scriptures (Agamas) because by this time many monks had been reciting texts from memory and there was fear of texts being lost. The Digambaras reject all these compiled texts, believing the original Agamas were lost during the famine. Rajgriha and Sarnath are Buddhist sites, not Jain council venues.
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