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Internal and External Opposition to the Bodhisattva's Gift of His Body

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Ohnuma, R. Internal and External Opposition to the Bodhisattva's Gift of His Body. Journal of Indian Philosophy 28, 43–75 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004785327150

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