Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir ?

Kanishka is historically credited with hosting the Fourth Buddhist Council (mahasangha) at Kashmir, an assembly that played a key role in compiling and systematizing Buddhist doctrine during his reign [1]. Traditional accounts and later scholastic lists associate Vasumitra with Kanishka’s court and identify him among the chief Buddhist scholars active under the king; Vasumitra is conventionally named as the presiding monk of the Fourth Council held at Kashmir, while other eminent figures such as Nāgārjuna were also patronized by Kanishka. On this basis the presiding monk of Kanishka’s council at Kashmir is recorded as Vasumitra.

Sources

1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 6: Polity and Society in Post-Mauryan Period > Kanishka > p. 80