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Pāli ( / ˈpɑːli /) or more correct Pali-Magadhi [2] is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language on the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist Pāli Canon or Tipiṭaka as well as the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism. [3] Origin and development. Etymology.
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The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in...
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The Pali language is a composite language which draws on...
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Pali is an new Indo-Aryan language. It used to be spoken in...
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The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly from the Tamrashatiya school.
The Pali language is a composite language which draws on various Middle Indo-Aryan languages. Much of the extant Pali literature is from Sri Lanka, which became the headquarters of Theravada for centuries. Most extant Pali literature was written and composed there, though some was also produced in outposts in South India.
Apr 26, 2024 · Pāli language, classical and liturgical language of the Theravāda Buddhist canon, a Middle Indo-Aryan language of north Indian origin. On the whole, Pāli seems closely related to the Old Indo-Aryan Vedic and Sanskrit dialects but is apparently not directly descended from either of these. Pāli’s use.
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Pali (/ ˈ p ɑː l i /; Pāli), or Magadhan, was a Middle Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Pāli Canon, and is the sacred language of all texts of Theravāda Buddhism. The earliest archaeological evidence of the existence of canonical Pali comes from Pyu city-states ...
Pali, the language of the Theravada Buddhist canon. the Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. Gandhari, the language of birch-bark scrolls discovered in the region stretching from northwestern Pakistan to western China. Kannada – one of the Chalukya inscriptions describes Kannada as a Prakrit.
Pāli is the language of the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism, (the Pāli Canon or the Tipitaka in Pāli), which were written in Sri Lanka during the 1st century BC.
