7 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
South Asia (7)
The Buddha attained parinibbana between two sala trees at Kusinara on the full moon of Vesak, at age 84. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 3.1-5)tradition
Mahakassapa and 500 arahants held the First Council at the Vebhara rock cave built by King Ajatasattu; Upali recited the Vinaya and Ananda the Dhamma. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 3.11-37)tradition
Vijaya's party landed at Sopara port, but the violence of his followers put them in danger, so they boarded ships again. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 6.46)tradition
On the day of the Buddha's parinibbana, Vijaya landed at Tambapanni in the land of Lanka (the arrival of Vijaya). (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 6.47)tradition
Vijaya founded a city at Tambapanni, and the ministers founded the villages of Anuradhagama, Upatissagama, Ujeni, Uruvela and Vijitapura. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 7.39-45)tradition
The ministers sent a marriage envoy to King Pandu of Madhura in South India; the king sent his daughter, about 100 maidens and 1,000 artisan families, who landed at Mahatittha. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 7.50-58)tradition