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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu)
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0019-4344,1884-0051
DOI: 10.4259/ibk.61.3_1173