Source: Muller DDBh

Muller, Charles. DDB s.v. 大乘起信論

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"Although its authorship is attributed to the Indian monk Aśvaghoṣa 馬鳴, its direct Indian provenance is doubtful. At the same time, there is a lack of concrete evidence for fully East Asian origins, and thus the matter its origin remains the subject of debate—especially among Japanese scholars." [MR:] Note: the scholarship on the possible provenance and attribution of this text is quite copious.

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 "Although its authorship is attributed to the Indian monk Asvaghosa 馬鳴, its direct Indian provenance is doubtful. At the same time, there is a lack of concrete evidence for fully East Asian origins, and thus the matter its origin remains the subject of debate—especially among Japanese scholars." [MR:] Note: the scholarship on the possible provenance and attribution of this text is quite copious. T1666; 大乘起信論