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Mahavibhasha, an encyclopaedia of Buddhist philosophy is the work of which Buddhist Council ?<\/p>\n

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\nThe correct answer is D.
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\nThe Mahavibhasha is a large encyclopaedic commentary on Buddhist philosophy, specifically the Abhidharma text called Jnanaprasthana.
\nThis text is primarily associated with the Sarvastivada school of Buddhism.
\nIt was compiled during the Fourth Buddhist Council, which was held under the patronage of the Kushana emperor Kanishka, traditionally believed to have taken place in Kashmir around the 1st or 2nd century CE.
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\nThe Fourth Buddhist Council is considered significant for the systematization of the Sarvastivada Abhidharma and is sometimes seen as a precursor to the development of Mahayana Buddhism, although it was primarily a Hinayana (Sarvastivada) council.
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