Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c42.s2.t1.6
Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c42.s2.t1.6
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v2.c42.s2.t1.6
The above and other passages in the *Mahāvastu* leave no room for doubt that about the time of its composition (i.e., 2nd century B.C.),¹ Buddha had already become the highest god, at least, to a large section of the Buddhists.