 He is associated with the Third Buddhist council, the emperor Ashoka and the Buddhist missionary activities which took place during his reign.Moggaliputtatissa is seen by the Theravada Buddhist tradition as the founder of ""Vibhajjavāda"", the tradition of which Theravada is a part as well as the author of the "Kathāvatthu".He is seen as the defender of the true teaching or Dhamma against corruption, during a time where many kinds of wrong view had arisen and as the force behind the Ashokan era Buddhist missionary efforts.