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¹ For Bühler's views regarding Āpastamba, as dating from the third to the fifth century B.C., see *S.B.E.* vol. XIV, p. xlii. The strongest proof that Āpastamba was a Southerner lies in II, 17, 17, where he says that 'Northerners' pour water into a priest's hand at funeral feasts. That he followed Baudhāyana is undoubted; but for historical use it must also be remembered that only the first two of the four books of Baudhāyana are genuine and the latter half may be much later.