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THE ORIGINS OF

O •

MA • IPADME H¯ •

THE ORIGINS OF

O •

MA • IPADME H¯ •

A Study of the

Kåra¶Âavy£ha S£tra

Alexander Studholme

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Studholme, Alexander, 1967–

The origins of Oµ ma¶ipadme h£µ : a study of Kåra¶Âavy£ha s£tra/ Alexander

Studholme.

p. cm.

ISBN 0-7914-5389-8 (alk. paper) – ISBN 0-7914-5390-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Tripi†aka. S£trapi†aka. Kåra¶Âavy£ha S£tra. Oµ Ma¶ipadme H£µ.

BQ2240.K347 S78 2002

294.3'437—dc21

2002020933

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