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The classification of the Dharmakāya chapter of the Abhisamayāla\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{m} \)kāra by Indian commentators: The threefold and the fourfold Buddhakāya theories

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This paper is based on my two papers in Japanese published in 1992 (Sakuma, 1992a & Sakuma, 1992b). Since then I have exchanged information on this theme with Prof. John J. Makransky and also obtained a copy of his unpublished doctoral dissertation (University Microfilms International). I have learned much from him and shall have to revise my articles. I am grateful to him and also wish to thank my colleague Rolf Giebel for correcting my poor English.

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Sakuma, H.S. The classification of the Dharmakāya chapter of the Abhisamayāla\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{m} \)kāra by Indian commentators: The threefold and the fourfold Buddhakāya theories. J Indian Philos 22, 259–297 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01592346

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