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³ The chief Buddhistic dates are given by Müller (introduction to *Dhammapada*, SBE. vol. x.) as follows: 557, Buddha’s birth; 477, Buddha’s death and the First Council at Rājagriha; 377, the Second Council at Vāiçālī; 259, Açoka’s coronation; 242, Third Council at Pātaliputta; 222, Açoka’s death. These dates are only tenta-