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The Pali language is a composite language which draws on various Middle Indo-Aryan languages. [1] 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. [2]
Pali Canon in English Translation, 1895-, in progress, 43 volumes so far, Pali Text Society, Bristol; for details of these and other translations of individual books see the separate articles. In 1994, the then President of the Pali Text Society stated that most of these translations were unsatisfactory. [ 78 ]
Pali was not exclusively used to convey the teachings of the Buddha, as can be deduced from the existence of a number of secular texts, such as books of medical science/instruction, in Pali. However, scholarly interest in the language has been focused upon religious and philosophical literature, because of the unique window it opens on one ...
The Pāli Text Society is a text publication society founded in 1881 by Thomas William Rhys Davids "to foster and promote the study of Pāli texts." Pāli is the language in which the texts of the Theravada school of Buddhism are preserved.
Buddhist meditation, An anthology of texts from the Pali canon, tr. Sarah Shaw, Routledge, 2006; Anguttara Nikaya Anthology: An anthology of discourses from the Anguttara Nikaya, Selected & Translated from the Pali, ed. & tr. Nyanaponika Thera & Bhikkhu Bodhi, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 2007. Available for free download here
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It was composed in Sanskritized Pali typical of the era in Sri Lanka. [3] The second half of the book is devoted to describing the reign of King Dutugamunu, focusing on his construction of the Mahathupa ('Great Stupa') at Anuradhapura. [3] The relics enshrined in the stupa are traced back to the division of relics recorded in the ...
The Dīpavaṃsa [1] (दीपवंस, Pali: [diːpɐˈʋɐ̃sɐ], "Chronicle of the Island") is the oldest historical record of Sri Lanka.The chronicle is believed to be compiled from Atthakatha and other sources around the 3rd to 4th century CE.