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On What it is That Buddhists Think About —Apoha in the Ratnakīrti-Nibandhâvali—

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Patil, P.G. On What it is That Buddhists Think About —Apoha in the Ratnakīrti-Nibandhâvali—. Journal of Indian Philosophy 31, 229–256 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024683224953

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