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 <a>\[1\] Bechert, 1991. Also see, Cousins, 1996, pp. 57–63. </a>

 <a>\[2\] Approximately 3 months after the Parinirvana of Buddha.</a>

 <a>\[3\] Approximately 100 years after the Parinirvana of Buddha. </a>

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