The earliest forms of the text may date from as early as the 1st or 2nd Century CE. The final form of the text was probably assembled no earlier than the 3rd Century CE, and by the 4th Century significant commentaries on the text began to be composed by Buddhist scholars, most notably Asaṅga.
The earliest forms of this text may have originated in the 1st or 2nd Centuries CE. The final form of the text was probably compiled no earlier than the 3rd Century CE, and by the 4th Century, notable Buddhist scholars such as Asaṅga composed commentaries on the text.