However, most historians believe the sutra was written in the 1st or 2nd century CE, probably by more than one writer.
Swidyondzi swo tala swi pfumela leswaku xi tsariwe kwalomu ka lembe ra 125 C.E., ku nga nkarhi lowu lavaka ku endla kotara ya lembe-xidzana kumbe ku tlula endzhaku ka loko ku tsariwe tsalwa lero sungula.