Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** Kanishka convened the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir to resolve the growing sectarian disputes and standardize Buddhist doctrines. **Reason (R):** The decisions and commentaries compiled at the Fourth Buddhist Council were universally accepted by all eighteen Buddhist schools, including the Theravadins of Southern India. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?

Options:

• A: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• B: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• C: Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
• D: Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

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