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This category is for articles on words and phrases in the Pali language, many of which but not all, are related to Theravada Buddhism. Pages in category "Pali words and phrases" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
The term Prakrit, which includes Pali, is also used as a cover term for the vernaculars of North India that were spoken perhaps as late as the 4th to 8th centuries, but some scholars use the term for the entire Middle Indo-Aryan period. Middle Indo-Aryan languages gradually transformed into Apabhraṃśa dialects, which were used until about ...
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]
Pāli (/ ˈ p ɑː l i /, IAST: pāl̤i), also known as Pali-Magadhi, [2] is a classical Middle Indo-Aryan 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]
This category is for general Pali (Pāli) language pages, including pages on Pali scholars, texts, grammar, and history. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Palm-leaf manuscript containing bi-lingual Atthakatha, with Pali text and Sinhalese translation. Sri Lanka, 1756. British Library. Aṭṭhakathā (Pali for explanation, commentary) [1] refers to Pali-language Theravadin Buddhist commentaries to the canonical Theravadin Tipitaka.
Throughout Pali literature, viññā ṇ a [1] can be found as one of a handful of synonyms for the mental force that animates the otherwise inert material body. [11] In a number of Pali texts though, the term has a more nuanced and context-specific (or "technical") meaning.
Kṣānti or khanti is patience, forbearance and forgiveness. [1] It is one of the pāramitās in both Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhism.The term can be translated as "patience," "steadfastness," or "endurance," and encompasses meanings such as "forbearance," "acceptance," and "receptivity."