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The Pali Canon, Later Texts & Textual Provenance

The lines we recite and cite every day do not all come from the same layer. Knowing what is in the Canon, what is in the commentaries and what was composed later is a separate question from whether one has faith in it.

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The Buddha’s blue eyes — the evidence, laid side by side
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The Buddha’s blue eyes — the evidence, laid side by side

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How close to the Buddha’s own time is each Buddhist text?

How close to the Buddha’s own time is each Buddhist text?

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