History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.249

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¹⁵⁰¹ Dr. Barua (in 'Gayā and Buddha-Gayā' vol I p 22 note) holds that Dharma and Dharmeśvara refer to Buddha, while O'Malley (in J. A. S B. vol. LXXII for 1904 part 3, p. 5) takes Dharma to mean Yama. I am inclined to agree with O'Malley. Padma, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 11. 73, states that there are three araṇyas for piṇḍadāna viz Puṣkarāraṇya, Naimiṣāraṇya and Dharmāraṇya,