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History versus Modern Myth: The Abhayagirivihāra, the Vimuttimagga and Yogāvacara Meditation

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Crosby, K. History versus Modern Myth: The Abhayagirivihāra, the Vimuttimagga and Yogāvacara Meditation. Journal of Indian Philosophy 27, 503–550 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004675608856

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