Pali Canon/Timelines: Difference between revisions

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c. 544: according to tradition, compilation of the Canon, with comparatively small amounts of material added later
c. 480–c. 400: according to most scholars, approximate dates of the Buddha, from whose teachings the Canon gradually developed
4th century: according to Professor Warder, average date of the Canon
last century: according to most authorities, Canon written down from oral tradition; some scholars say little or nothing was added after this

5th century: Buddhaghosa, most important commentator on the Canon; according to Professor Samuel, the Canon itself largely derives from his and his colleagues' work
8th or 9th century: oldest known manuscript fragment of the Canon
1881: Pali Text Society founded in England by T. W. Rhys Davids to print the Canon and other texts
1900: first complete printed edition of the Canon appears in Burma in 38 volumes
1988: digitization of the Canon completed in Thailand

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 *c. 544: according to tradition, compilation of the Canon, with comparatively small amounts of material added later
+*c. 480–c. 400: according to most scholars, approximate dates of the Buddha, from whose teachings the Canon gradually developed
 *4th century: according to Professor Warder, average date of the Canon
-*last century: according to most authorities, Canon written down from oral tradition
+*last century: according to most authorities, Canon written down from oral tradition; some scholars say little or nothing was added after this
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