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Pali (pä`lē), language belonging to the Indic group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. Some scholars classify it as a Prakrit Prakrit (prä`krĭt), any of a number of languages belonging to the Indic group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European ..... Click the link for more information. , or vernacular dialect of classical Sanskrit Sanskrit (săn`skrĭt), language belonging to the Indic group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages ..... Click the link for more information. . Pali, a tongue of the Middle Indic period (see Indo-Iranian Indo-Iranian, subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages, spoken by more than a billion people, chiefly in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (see The Indo-European Family of Languages , table). ..... Click the link for more information. languages) in which the Buddhist scriptures or canon (Tipitaka) were composed, became the main literary language of the Buddhists. As the number of Buddhists in India declined, Pali ceased to be employed in that country. The Buddhists of Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand, however, still use Pali as a liturgical language. BibliographySee W. Geiger, Pali Literature and Language (tr., rev. ed. 1968). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The achievements of the Fields medalists and Nevanlinna Prize winner show great depth and originality," says Jacob Palis of the Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada in Rio de Janeiro. Judge Darlene Schempp declared a mistrial on nine other charges surrounding Evangelista and Menh's involvement in the August 1995 drive-by shooting in Mission Hills of Oscar Palis, a 16-year-old from Arleta. From that visit on--in addition to the examinations, I saw the company in a handful of performances of The Sleeping Beauty and Giselle--I took a new view of the Palis Opera Ballet, knowing that if someone came along who could harness these dancers and build a repertory, it could be a sensation. |
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