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The Kathavatthu is the only book in the whole of the Tipitaka which ascribed to a definite author. Various sects emerged during that time and provided an occasion for the compilation f the aforementioned text. The authorship of this text is ascribed to Thera Moggaliputta Tissea, who flourished during the time of king Asoka (Third century B.C.). he presided over the Third Buddhist council at Pataliputta (Patna) which was convened due to the need to established the ...
The Digha Nikaya or the Digha Samgaha is regarded as the first book of the Sutta Pitaka. The Digha Nikaya which is a collection of longer Suttas or discourses deals with various subjects of Buddhism. It is devided into three sections which are Silakkhandha, Mahavagga and Patheya or or Pitakavagga. It has thirty four suttas, each of which deals fully with one or several points of Buddhist Doctrine. The book ' Digha Nikaya', which is devided into three ...