A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.68
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² *Moore*, wrongly regards the prose in general as a later ingredient. *Seidenstücker*, on the contrary, sees in the prose the nucleus of the work. It is probable that in the oldest passages of the Itivuttaka there is much which can be traced back to Buddha himself. However, A. J. *Edmunds* is far too optimistic in saying that: “If the Itivuttaka be not the words of Buddha, nothing is” (Buddhist and Christian Gospels, I, p. 83).