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The development of perfection: The interiorization of buddhist ritual in the eighth and ninth centuries

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Dalton, J. The development of perfection: The interiorization of buddhist ritual in the eighth and ninth centuries. Journal of Indian Philosophy 32, 1–30 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:INDI.0000014015.64305.30

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