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That Buddha was born earlier than previously had been thought is not exactly proved by the recent discovery of a Buddhist shrine, but

if the elements of the shrine's design are ascribed to a factor other than an earlier existence of Buddha,

That Buddha was born earlier than previously had been thought is not exactly proved by the recent discovery of a Buddhist shrine, but

in ascribing elements of the shrine's design to a factor other than an earlier existence of Buddha,