page_title: Jain councils
section_title: Councils
hierarchical_section_title: Jain councils / Councils
caption_attribution_description: English: Five Bronzes from Valabhipur during the rule of Dhruvasena I of Maitraka dynasty, c. 519 - c. 549 CE
context_page_description: There are several Jain councils mentioned in Jain texts associated with revision and redaction of Jain Agamas. The first council was held at Pataliputra. The second councils were probably held simultaneously at Mathura and Vallabhi. The third council was held at Vallabhi under auspices of Devarddhigani Kshamashramana when the texts were written down. The definite dates of councils are not mentioned in the texts before Jinaprabhamuni’s Sandehavisausadhi of 1307 CE. The later texts states that the last Vallabhi council was held 980 or 993 years after the death of last Tirthankara Mahavira.
caption: Five Bronzes recovered from Vallabhi
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