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Language: English
Pages: 104 (1 Map)
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“The original Buddhist teaching have been compiled in a language called Pali, a kind of “Prakrti” or the people’s language, which in turn was the lingua franca of a large part of the Indian sub-continent and thrived in juxtaposition with the Sacred Vedic Languages or perhaps, even prior to the composition of the Vedic texts. Needles to state that the people’s languages, Collectively called “Prakrti”, eventually evolved into most of the modern-day vernacular languages of our nation. Further, it would be preposterous to think that there existed no language across the subcontinent when the Vedic language was in use...”
“Sanskrit (literally the purified language) ... culminated in the work of Panini about the year 300 B.C. ... represents a polished from of an archaic tongue, which by Panini’s time was no longer a vernacular. ... we may take the language of ... the archaic dialect of the Upper Doab of which the Sanskrit became the polished language... It is thus a mistake to say that any modern Indian language is derived from Sanskrit.”
(Imperial Gazetteer of India, republished by Clarendon Press, Oxford: 1909 pp. 357-58.)
About the Author
Dr Chandra B. Varma, D. Litt, has authored over a dozen books, chief on Buddhism and related subjects of academic interest. His noteworthy publications include A Concise Encyclopedia of Early Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Phenomenology, Methodology for Editing and Translating a Source Material on History of Science (2 vols), Dictionary of Abhidhammic Terms (with Foreword by George Cardona), Text and Translation of the Abidhammatthasangaha-Sarupa (Pali m
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- PublisherBuddhist World Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 9380852037
- ISBN 13 9789380852034
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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Contents Introduction 1 Profile of Buddhist languages 2 Pali language 3 Prakrit language 4 Buddhist hybrid Sanskrit Bibliography Index The original Buddhist teachings have been compiled in a language called Pali a kind of "Prakrit" or the peoples language which in turn was the lingua of a large part of the Indian sub-continent and thrived in juxtaposition with the Sacred Vedic Language or perhaps even prior to the compositions of the Vedic texts Needless to state that the peoples languages collectively called "Prakrit" eventually evolved into most of the modern day vernacular languages of our nation Further it would be preposterous to think that there existed no language across the subcontinent when the Vedic language was in use jacket 104 pp. Seller Inventory # 91045
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