User:Presearch

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My user name, "Presearch", has many possible meanings. I use it because it is similar to "Research," which is needed for writing good Wikipedia articles (just no original research!). Pluralism interests me: some of what I do for Wikipedia might perhaps be called pluralism research, which shortens to p-research, or presearch. More broadly, the word "presearch" has been used for many years in many ways, with 3000+ hits in Google Book in 1980s and earlier, some going as far back as 1981, 1957, or even 1946.

This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years, 4 months and 5 days.

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This user is ranked No. 4217 on the list of Wikipedians by articles created.

This user has created >150 articles on Wikipedia.

This user has written or expanded >25 articles featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page.

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Erzulie (song)
Gita Dhyanam (Hindu poem)
Indian psychology
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Asava (Buddhist philosophy)
Ludus amoris (Christian mysticism)
PVSRIPO (medical treatment)
Religious and Theological Abstracts
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Did You Know

DYK for Kristubhagavatam

On 19 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kristubhagavatam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Kristubhagavatam: A mahakavya in Sanskrit based on the life of Jesus Christ, a Sanskrit epic poem in 33 cantos and 1600 verses, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 1980? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Social Foundations of Thought and Action

On 9 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Social Foundations of Thought and Action, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Albert Bandura's 1986 book Social Foundations of Thought and Action was said to contain "outlines of the grand theory" of human behaviour psychologists were seeking for over a century? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dhammapada (Radhakrishnan translation)

On 7 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dhammapada (Radhakrishnan translation), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Radhakrishnan's Dhammapada was recommended reading for victims of the "annihilation-extinction" theory of nirvana? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Teresa de Jesús (film)

On 11 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Teresa de Jesús (film), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Teresa de Jesús, an eight-hour television/DVD mini-series about St. Teresa of Ávila, won the 1985 Spanish TP de Oro for Best National Series? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dhammapada (Easwaran translation)

On 17 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dhammapada (Easwaran translation), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Easwaran's Dhammapada states that the joy in the Buddha's message is "that he has found a way for everyone, not just great sages, to put an end to sorrow"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Gita Dhyanam

On 8 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gita Dhyanam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Gita Dhyanam, known as the Invocation to the Bhagavad Gita, compares the Upanishads to cows, and claims that God's grace can make the dumb speak? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Calmer Waters 00:45, 8 June 2011 (UTC) 12:02, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for God Makes the Rivers to Flow

On 15 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article God Makes the Rivers to Flow, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Easwaran's God Makes the Rivers to Flow claims that we are like a sculptor releasing a trapped elephant (pictured) when we seek god- or self-realization by meditating on a sacred text? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 08:02, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for John Palocaren

On 30 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Palocaren, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John Palocaren's students included spiritual teacher Eknath Easwaran, bishop George Alappatt, and EMS Namboodiripad, head of the world's first freely elected communist government? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Palocaren.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for this new article Victuallers (talk) 12:03, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Self-Efficacy (book)

On 24 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Self-Efficacy (book), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that "hardly a single aspect of life" lacks deep consideration in Bandura's 1997 book Self-Efficacy, "one of the most significant books of the last 50 years," according to reviewers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Self-Efficacy (book).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives

On 25 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that "religious people had, on average, 29% higher odds of survival ... than did less religious people" according to scientific meta-analytic evidence in Plante and Sherman's Faith and Health? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 16:02, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Original Goodness (book)

On 1 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Original Goodness (book), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Easwaran's Original Goodness describes the Beatitudes as a "discovery about the nature of the human spirit as revolutionary as Einstein's theories"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Original Goodness (book).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 14:02, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Contemplative Practices in Action

On 13 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Contemplative Practices in Action, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in a chapter of Contemplative Practices in Action, Doug Oman suggests that meditation and other spiritual practices act "synergistically... like... complementary food groups"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Contemplative Practices in Action.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

DYK for for Porter Sargent

On 28 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Porter Sargent, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Porter Edward Sargent's Handbook of Private Schools was viewed as giving "the most comprehensive critiques of education published anywhere"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Porter Sargent.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

DYK for How to Start a Revolution

On 15 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article How to Start a Revolution, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that How to Start a Revolution, a 2011 BAFTA award-winning film that profiled the "Machiavelli of Nonviolence", was described by the New York Times as a "noble documentary"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/How to Start a Revolution.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Carabinieri (talk) 08:04, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Love Never Faileth

On 20 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Love Never Faileth, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Easwaran's Love Never Faileth seeks to "bring to light ... volcanic forces (pictured) that work far, far below the surface strata of consciousness"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Love Never Faileth. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks from Wikipedia and the DYK team Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for From Dictatorship to Democracy

On 4 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article From Dictatorship to Democracy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gene Sharp's From Dictatorship to Democracy was described by CNN as "incendiary advice" that became a "viral pamphlet" that provided tactical guidance to the Arab Spring? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/From Dictatorship to Democracy. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for The Politics of Nonviolent Action

On 12 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Politics of Nonviolent Action, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gene Sharp's The Politics of Nonviolent Action claims that Gandhi "made the most significant personal contribution in the history of the nonviolent technique"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Politics of Nonviolent Action. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Resistance, Politics, and the American Struggle for Independence, 1765-1775

On 14 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Resistance, Politics, and the American Struggle for Independence, 1765-1775, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gene Sharp's book on the American Struggle for Independence supports President Adams' claim that the revolution was "substantially effected before hostilities commenced"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Resistance, Politics, and the American Struggle for Independence, 1765-1775. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Gandhi as a Political Strategist

On 2 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gandhi as a Political Strategist, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gene Sharp's book Gandhi as a Political Strategist seeks to rebut what it asserts are six mistaken views about Gandhi that have "masqueraded as 'realistic' assessments"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gandhi as a Political Strategist. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Seeing with the Eyes of Love

On 25 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Seeing with the Eyes of Love, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that every "deep desire" is a prayer, and God "answers every selfless prayer", according to Easwaran in Seeing with the Eyes of Love? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Seeing with the Eyes of Love. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 00:02, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Carol Lee Flinders

On 22 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carol Lee Flinders, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Carol Lee Flinders, coauthor of the "renowned countercultural cookbook" Laurel's Kitchen, has also written books on spirituality, mysticism, and feminism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carol Lee Flinders. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

DYK for The Making of a Teacher

On 28 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Making of a Teacher, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Making of a Teacher quotes spiritual teacher Eknath Easwaran as saying: "I never knew anyone in India who tried to become a spiritual teacher ... It's not a job you apply for – it finds you"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Making of a Teacher. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Conquest of Mind

On 8 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Conquest of Mind, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Easwaran's Conquest of Mind gives advice on how to become a skilled juggler in controlling one's mental "likes and dislikes"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Conquest of Mind. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:22, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Marcelle Auclair

On 10 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marcelle Auclair, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that fashion magazine Marie Claire's co-founder Marcelle Auclair also wrote biographies of socialist Jean Jaures and Catholic Saints Teresa of Avila and Bernadette of Lourdes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marcelle Auclair. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Jatindra Mohan Sengupta

On 19 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that freedom fighter Jatindra Mohan Sengupta of India is called Deshapriya (beloved of the country) by people of Bengal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jatindra Mohan Sengupta. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 02:02, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Vitakkasanthana Sutta

On 23 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vitakkasanthana Sutta, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Buddha's Discourse on Removing Distracting Thoughts says that just as a carpenter replaces a "coarse peg with a fine one", one can replace unskilled thoughts with skilled thoughts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vitakkasanthana Sutta. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

KTC (talk) 16:02, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Gurudas Banerjee

On 17 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gurudas Banerjee, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bengali actor Gurudas Banerjee was a "specialist" at portraying Sri Ramakrishna, a role he "almost monopolized" on both stage and screen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gurudas Banerjee. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass 23:51, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Krishna Prem

On 9 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Krishna Prem, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that former British fighter pilot Ronald Nixon became widely revered as a Hindu saint and was hailed as a "great soul" by Indian President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Krishna Prem. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Alex Shih ^Talk 03:03, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Ladakh International Film Festival

On 23 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ladakh International Film Festival, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Ladakh International Film Festival, held in the Himalayas at more than 11,000 feet (3,400 m), is the highest-altitude film festival in the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ladakh International Film Festival. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Indra's Net (book)

On 13 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Indra's Net (book), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Rajiv Malhotra's book Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity (2014), Hindu gurus are compared to systems integrators, and Hinduism to an open architecture? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Indra's Net (book). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

slakr^\ talk / 09:58, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Joel Moskowitz

On 7 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joel Moskowitz, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a lawsuit brought by Joel Moskowitz forced public release of mobile phone radiation safety guidelines prepared by the state of California, earning him the James Madison Freedom of Information Award? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joel Moskowitz. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Joel Moskowitz), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

9,000+

This user has made more than 9,000 contributions to Wikipedia.

		The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal

		The Original Barnstar
		For your fine-tooth comb review work on Pitkin County Courthouse at T:TDYK. Daniel Case (talk) 15:19, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

November 2017, soon after creation of Auguste de Pradines:

	The Original Barnstar
	Your contributions have made Wikipedia better. Thanks for all you do. Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉ 09:24, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editors are expected to be reasonably cooperative... and to be responsive to good-faith questions. Try to treat your fellow editors as respected colleagues with whom you are working on an important project.

In the "avoiding incivility" subsection, we are told to

Explain yourself. Not sufficiently explaining edits can be perceived as uncivil, whether that's the editor's intention or not. Use good edit summaries, and use the talk page if the edit summary doesn't provide enough space or if a more substantive debate is likely to be needed.

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Be careful with user warning templates. Be careful about issuing templated messages to editors you're currently involved in a dispute with [as well as to] newcomers.... Consider using a personal message...

See HERE-1 for one highly civil editor explaining to a recurrently uncivil editor why indiscriminate templating is wrong (see also HERE-2). Furthermore, Wikipedia's Editing Policy page (WP:EP) states:

Be helpful: explain your changes. When you edit an article, the more radical or controversial the change, the greater the need to explain it.

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Preserve information: fix problems if you can, flag them if you can't. Try to preserve information. As long as any of the facts or ideas added to the article would belong in a "finished" article, they should be retained and the writing tagged if necessary, or cleaned up on the spot.

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Cites

When making cites, might I (Ogress) suggest https://reftag.appspot.com/ ? (be sure to check the box for ref=harv). It does all the work. All you do is plug in a Google Books link. It autoformats everything:

raw url: https://books.google.com/books?id=mmvzSw2igPUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Central+Philosophy+of+Buddhism:+A+Study+of+the+Madhyamika+System&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMIu_zM1qbyxgIVTM-ACh0M2AzR#v=onepage&q=The%20Central%20Philosophy%20of%20Buddhism%3A%20A%20Study%20of%20the%20Madhyamika%20System&f=false gosh that's long
parsed format after sticking that into the website and hitting "format":

{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Murti|first=T R V|title=The Central Philosophy of Buddhism: A Study of the Madhyamika System|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mmvzSw2igPUC|year=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-135-02946-6}}

There. Now just replace harv in {{harv|Murti|2013|p=}} with sfn and you get {{sfn|Murti|2013|p=}}. That makes a ref without needing tags! Here's page 15 cited:^[2]. Then stick the second one in the bibliography!

References

^ Paul Graham (2008, March). "How to Disagree." Accessed 27 Dec 2009.
^ Murti 2013, p. 15.

Bibliography

Murti, T R V (2013). The Central Philosophy of Buddhism: A Study of the Madhyamika System. Routledge. ISBN 1-135-02946-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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[1] Paul Graham (2008, March). "How to Disagree." Accessed 27 Dec 2009.

[FOOTNOTEMurti201315-2] Murti 2013, p. 15.

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