Yellow Robe - A Real Buddhist's Journal

1. Sri Lanka Timeline
(History/Sects and Schism)

According to the Sri Lanka timeline, the Mahayana Canon might have been burnt twice in the course of history. In China, we find that several major sutras have different versions such that they are different ...

2. The Second Buddhist Council
(History/Buddhist Councils)

The Second Council was called one hundred years after the Buddha's Parinibbāna in order to settle a serious dispute over the 'ten points.' This is a reference to some monks breaking of ten minor rules. ...