> http://www.vnn.org/editorials/ET0003/ET14-5679.html

The link above is nothing but the reproduction of article below
http://www.geocities.com/narenp/history/info/epilogue.htm

>

This article seems biased one. The author seems to have two objectives in
mind 1) Proving that Vedic/ Hindu culture is the oldest and all other
cultures are recent and originated from them. 2) Proving that Buddhism and
Jainism are merely branches of hinduism rather than separate religion.
It seems that the author Prasad Gokhale, is an ardent member of the RSS. The
article draws heavily from only the Hindu scriptures with no regard for
archeological data which he claims in his article time to time

http://www.geocities.com/~ramayanam/india_history.htm

>
> 2. Reestablishing the Date of Lord Buddha
> by Stephen Knapp
> http://www.stephen-knapp.com/reestablishing_the_date_of_buddha.htm
>

These two articles also are reproduction of the previous articles.

> 3. The Date of the Buddha
> http://www.umass.edu/wsp/conferences/lectures/buddha.html
>
> 4. The Date of the Historical Sakyamuni Buddha
> edited by A.K. Narain
> https://www.vedamsbooks.com/no31325.htm
>
> 5. When Did The Buddha Live? : The Controversy on the Dating of the
> Historical Buddha--Selected Papers Based on a Symposium held under
> the Auspices of the Academy of Sciences in Gottingen/edited by Heinz
> Bechert. 1995, 387 p.,
> https://www.vedamsbooks.com/10723.htm
>
> 6. The Dating of the Historical Buddha:A Review Article
> L. S. COUSINS
> http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgadkw/position/buddha/buddha.html
>

The article in above link seems to be written intelligently and well
researched.

Rajendra Jadhao