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now available.<sup>[[#ref-1|[1]]]</sup>
now available.<sup>[[#ref-1|[1]]]</sup>


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found in many Bhumihar villages even to this day.<sup>[[#ref-2|[2]]]</sup>
found in many Bhumihar villages even to this day.<sup>[[#ref-2|[2]]]</sup>


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== Linguistic and Geographical proofs of origin ==
== Linguistic and Geographical proofs of origin ==
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to British era historian and Sanskrit linguist Haraprasad Shastri Bhattacharya.<sup>[[#ref-3|[3]]]</sup><sup>[[#ref-4|[4]]]</sup><sup>[[#ref-5|[5]]]</sup>
to British era historian and Sanskrit linguist Haraprasad Shastri Bhattacharya.<sup>[[#ref-3|[3]]]</sup><sup>[[#ref-4|[4]]]</sup><sup>[[#ref-5|[5]]]</sup>


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== Geographical Continuity in the Buddhist Heartland ==
== Geographical Continuity in the Buddhist Heartland ==
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continuity.<sup>[[#ref-6|[6]]]</sup>
continuity.<sup>[[#ref-6|[6]]]</sup>


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'''(b) '''The villages of Pilliccha and Aramā, where Arahanta Pilinda-Vaccha, a
'''(b) '''The villages of Pilliccha and Aramā, where Arahanta Pilinda-Vaccha, a
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trace back to Brahmin groups who had adopted Buddhism.<sup>[[#ref-7|[7]]]</sup>
trace back to Brahmin groups who had adopted Buddhism.<sup>[[#ref-7|[7]]]</sup>


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== Countering Misconceptions ==
== Countering Misconceptions ==