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मराठी हिंदी संदर्भ ग्रंथः

डॉ. श्री. व्यं. केतकर : प्राचीन महाराष्‍ट्र, आदिपर्व + शातवाहनपर्व दुसरी आवृत्ती १९८९ (प्रथमावृत्ती १९३५) वरदा बुक्‍स, वरदा 

महाराष्‍ट्रीय ज्ञानकोश, प्रस्‍तावना खंड भाग २ वेदविद्या

मराठी विश्वकोष : खंड बारावा - १९८५ 

शरद पाटील : दासशूद्रांची गुलामगिरी, खंड १ : भाग १ ,मावळाई प्रकाशन, शिरुर, जिल्‍हा पुणे,दुसरी आवृत्ती (२००८)

 प्रा. चिं. वै. राजवाडे दीघनिकाय - मराठी भाषांतर भाग १ - ३, कौशल्‍य प्रकाशन, प्रथमावृत्ती १९९८, बडोदे बौद्ध ग्रंथमाला, पुनर्मुद्रण २००५

 श्रीनिवास हरी दी‍क्षित भारतीय तत्त्वज्ञान 

 मधुकर केशव ढवळीकर: आर्यांच्या शोधात ,राजहंस प्रकाशन,पुणे, पहिली आवृत्ती २००८

आ. ह. साळुंखे: जिद्न्यासा पुरुष ह्युएनत्संग, लोकायत प्रकाशन सातारा, २०१४.

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हिंदी पुस्तके:

थेरी गाथा हिंदी भाषांतर - भरत सिंह उपाध्याय, प्रथम संस्‍करण २०१०, गौतम बुक सेंटर

 विनय पिटक भाषांतर, राहुल सांकृत्‍यायन, प्रथम संस्‍करण १९३४, द्वितीय आवृत्ती, बौतम बुक सेंटर, शहादरा, दिल्‍ली २०१०

यादव गोपाल: प्राचीन भारतीय लिपी और अभिलेख २०१० 

राहूल संकृत्‍यायन बुध्‍दचर्या

 धर्मानंद कोसंबी भगवान बुध्‍द

झा डी. एन.: प्राचीन भारत -एक रूपरेषा, मूल इंग्रजी , अनुवादक -कन्हैया, मनोहर पब्लीशर्स नई दिल्ली , आठरावी आवृत्ती २००७

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