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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF INDIAN AND BUDDHIST STUDIES (INDOGAKU BUKKYOGAKU KENKYU)
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1884-0051,0019-4344
DOI: 10.4259/ibk.55.97