Laŭ la plejmulto de la erudiciuloj, la Budavanso, kune kun la Apadano kaj la Ĉarijapitako, estis verkita dum la 1-a kaj 2-a jarcentoj p.K., do ĝi estas posta aldono al la Palia Kanono.[4][Noto 2]
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↑Horner (1975), The minor anthologies of the Pali canon, p. x. "It would seem that, however much Bv may be a latecomer to the Pali Canon, or however slight its metrical interest, its merits which may be said to include the clear-cut way in which it organizes its somewhat unusual contents...."
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