The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.8
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.8
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The authorities on which our account of early Buddhist history is based are therefore the four Nikāyas, with occasional use of other works mainly of such as are included in the fifth or supplementary Nikāya. Concerning the period to which the Nikāyas belong we have some evidence, partly internal and partly external. To take the latter first: