The five extant versions of the speech were written down quite a bit later, and they differ widely from one another.
The extant version is only an earlier draft from 947, not the revised 956 edition.
It is possible that both extant versions are only fragments of a now lost longer work.
The oldest extant version was written in 1288, and the presumed date for the composition of the work is 1271-1288.
The extant version has 464 lines and more than 13,000 Chinese characters.
The oldest extant version dates to the late 18th century.
Their work has established that the nine easily available extant versions fall into three distinct lines of descent.
It is not a direct copy from any extant version of Hosea.
The extant version of this regulation was issued on 4 December 1996.
As a result, extant versions of the same text often differ from one another.
