A History of Sanskrit Literature c3.115
A History of Sanskrit Literature c3.115
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c3.115
On the vital chronological issue of Kaniṣka's date certainty has not yet been achieved; a case for A. D. 128-9 as the initial year of his era² has been made out, while his death in Khotan is assigned to 152.³ This places him half a century after A. D. 78, and it can only be said at present that the new dating, while it has many merits, none the less leaves unexplained difficulties.