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which taken as a starting point will give Wednesday for Karttika budi 1, 1813 A. B. Of these three dates the last is certainly too late, as it would place Asoka's inauguration in 253 B. C., and his conversion to Buddhism in 250 B.C. But we know that his conversion to Buddhism, must have taken place at least before 254 B. c. if not before 258 B. C., because the treaties he made, after his conversion to Buddhism, with the Greek Kings must have been made before the death of Alexander II of Epirus (254 B. c.) if not before the death of Majas (258 B. C.) From the two remaining possible dates for Chandra Gupta, 316 and 319 B.C., Cunningham prefers for various reasons, 316 B.C. for the accession of Chandra Gupt.. This will give (316+162) 478 B.C. for. Buddha's death,
This date 478 B.c. is at present believed, as we have already said, as the true date of Buddha's death, by almost all the European
scholars, and the theory of Prof. Kern who Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com