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Ownership by Birth: The Mitāksarā Stand

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Rocher, L., Rocher, R. Ownership by Birth: The Mitāksarā Stand. Journal of Indian Philosophy 29, 241–255 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017565131307

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