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Scholar of Oriental studiesH. W. Bailey identifies passages in the Avesta (Yast 5.93) and the Vinaya, e.g. "Excluded from the Buddhist Theravāda community (sangha-) were the andha-, mUga-, and badhira-, 'the blind, dumb, and deaf'." (Footnote: Pali Vinaya I, 91, 15) Bailey, H.W. (1961). "Arya III". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 24 (3): 470–483. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00092181. S2CID171696623.
