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Authorial Authenticity or Theological Polemics? Discerning the Implications of Śaṅkara’s Battle with the Buddhists

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Kaplan, S. Authorial Authenticity or Theological Polemics? Discerning the Implications of Śaṅkara’s Battle with the Buddhists. Hindu Studies 17, 1–36 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-013-9135-5

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