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 Notable ''Ācārya''s associated with the Takshashila university include:
-*[[Pāṇini]], a renowned grammarian from the 4th century BCE, is believed to have originated from Gandāra.
+*[[Pāṇini]], a renowned grammarian from the 4th century BCE, is believed to have originated from Gandāra.{{sfnp|Lowe|Yasuhara|2016|p=62}}
-* [[Chanakya]], who served as the influential Prime Minister to Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan Empire in the 4th century BCE, is also said to have taught at Takshashila.
+* [[Chanakya]], who served as the influential Prime Minister to Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan Empire in the 4th century BCE, is also said to have taught at Takshashila.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schlichtmann |first1=Klaus |title=A Peace History of India: From Ashoka Maurya to Mahatma Gandhi |date=2016 |publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd |isbn=9789385563522 |page=29 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1UYKDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT29 |language=en}}</ref>
-* [[Kumāralāta]], recognised as the founder of the Sautrāntika school, was highlighted by the 3rd-century CE Chinese Buddhist monk and traveler Yuan Chwang as an exceptional teacher at Takshashila, attracting students from as distant as China.
+* [[Kumāralāta]], recognised as the founder of the Sautrāntika school, was highlighted by the 3rd-century CE Chinese Buddhist monk and traveler Yuan Chwang as an exceptional teacher at Takshashila, attracting students from as distant as China.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Watters|first=Thomas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XxnUDwAAQBAJ&q=Kum%C4%81ralabdha&pg=PA245|title=On Yuan Chwang's travels in India, 629-645 A.D|date=1904-01-01|publisher=Dalcassian Publishing Company|language=en}}</ref>
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