Who was the deputy president of the Fourth Buddhist Council held in Kashmir?
Correct Answer: Ashvaghosha
Subject: history
- Vasumitra
- Ashvaghosha
- Nagarjuna
- Parsva
Explanation: • 4th Council — Kundalvana, Kashmir (~100 AD) — Under Kanishka (Kushan dynasty)
• President: Vasumitra
• Deputy: Ashvaghosha — famous poet-philosopher
• Ashvaghosha's key work: Buddhacharita (biography of Buddha in Sanskrit)
• This council formalized the Mahayana-Hinayana split
• Nagarjuna was founder of Madhyamaka school — not the same period