Pali was designated a classical language of India by the Government of India on 3 October 2024. [3][4] The word 'Pali' is used as a name for the language of the Theravada canon.

Pāli language, classical and liturgical language of the Theravāda Buddhist canon, a Middle Indo-Aryan language of north Indian origin. On the whole, Pāli seems closely related to the Old Indo …

Jul 28, 2025 · Pali is an ancient language deeply connected to the roots of Buddhism. It serves as the medium in which many of the earliest Buddhist scriptures were recorded, especially those …

Jul 1, 2025 · What is the Pāli Language? The Pāli Language is the simplified form of Sanskrit that Theravāda Buddhism uses as its liturgical language. It is the only Indic language to preserve a …

Pali (Pāli) is the language of the Pali textual tradition, one of the two main text textual traditions of Buddhism. The core texts of this tradition, the Pāli canon and its commentaries, are the central …

Pali is the classical language of Theravada Buddhism that was first used in Sri Lanka during the 1st century BC.

Version 3 contains 217 volumes of Pali Tipiṭaka, its Aṭṭhakathā, Tikā, Anu-tikā, and other Pāli texts. The text is in Pāli and can be viewed in the following seven scripts: Devanagari, Roman, …

Dec 30, 2025 · Pali, a language akin to Bengali, served as a model and was used in ancient inscriptions, facilitating the understanding of historical texts. It was the vernacular language of …

What is Pali? Pali was designated as a classical language by the Government of India on 3 October 2024.

Feb 20, 2024 · Pali, an ancient Indo-Aryan language, emerged around the 5th century BCE and quickly became central to the Buddhist tradition. Unlike Sanskrit, which was associated with …