Talk:Dharani

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I've deleted the reference to verse summaries in the Pali Canon, as these are generally acknowledged to be later additions.

Is it correct to talk of dharanis in early Buddhism? A later date is given inPrebish & Keown, Introducing Buddhism, page 89. Peter jackson (talk) 11:57, 26 January 2008 (UTC)