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Pali language

Middle Indo-Aryan language of the 5th century BC in which the most essential documents of Theravada Buddhism are written. Linguistically, Pali is a homogenization of the northern Middle Indo-Aryan dialects in which the Buddha's teachings were orally recorded and transmitted. According to the tradition of Sri Lankan chronicles, the Theravada canon was first written down in the 1st century BC, though its oral transmission continued long afterward. No single script was ever developed for Pali; scribes used scripts of their own languages to copy canonical texts and commentaries (see Indic writing systems), and most extant palm-leaf manuscripts of Pali are of relatively recent date.

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No references found			Childers who published in 2415-2418/1872-1875 his Dictionary of the Pali Language, a great contribution to the study of Pali. Buddhism in the Western World by Saronkorn Seuyouyong / Philosophy and religion community Monks and nuns in saffron robes chanted scriptures of the 'Tipitaka', the collected teachings of Lord Buddha in the sacred Pali language, at Mahabodhi temple. Eleven-day Buddhist chanting prayer ceremony begins at Bodh Gaya by Asian News International 31) Translating the Language When Buddhism was introduced to Burma, the Pali language, a dialect of Sanskrit, was also introduced. Beyond translation: the work of the Judsons in Burma by Pleasants, Phyllis Rodgerson / Baptist History and Heritage			Palermo Stone Palés Matos, Luis Palestine Palestine Liberation Organization Palestinian Palestinian Authority palestra Palestrina Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi Da Paletskis, Iustas Paletskis, Iustas Ignovich Palette palevent Paley Paley, Albert Raymond Paley, Grace Paley, William Paley, William S Paley, William S. Palghat Palgrave, Francis Turner Palgrave, Sir Francis Palgrave, Sir Robert Harry Inglis Pali Pali canon Pali language Pali Literature Paliashvili, Ivan Paliashvili, Ivan Petrovich Paliashvili, Zakharii Paliashvili, Zakharii Petrovich Palibin, Ivan Palibin, Ivan Vladimirovich palichnology Palii Palikao Palikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte de Palikir palilalia Palime Palimé palimpsest Palindrome paling Palingenesis palingenetic Palinode palinopsia palinspastic map Palinuridae Palinurus			palfreys Palfridus PALFSG PALG PALGA Palghat PALGN PALGO Palgrave Palgrave Palgrave, Francis Turner Palgrave, Francis Turner Palgrave, Sir Francis Palgrave, Sir Robert Harry Inglis PALH Pali Pali Pali Pâli Pâli Pali (language) Pali (language) PALI - The Artist and Group PALI - The Artist and Group Pali Aike Volcanic Field Pali Bhasa Pali Bhasa Pali Canon Pali Canon Pali canons Pali language Pali literature Pali Tipitaka pali(n)- pali- PALIA Paliashvili, Ivan Paliashvili, Ivan Petrovich Paliashvili, Zakharii Paliashvili, Zakharii Petrovich Palibin, Ivan Palibin, Ivan Vladimirovich PALIC palichnology Palicourea palier paliest Palifermin Palification Paliform Palii PALIKA Palikao Palikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte de palikar

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