PÄli language: References & Edit History
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Pali languages are the subject of T.W. Rhys Davids and William Stede (eds.), Pali-English Dictionary (1921ā25, reissued 2004); Franklin Edgerton, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Grammar and Dictionary, vol. 1, Grammar (1953, reprinted 2004); and Madhusudan Mishra, A Comparative and Historical Pali Grammar (1986).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Academia - A Critical Evaluation of the Origins of Pali Language in Sri Lanka and India -The Evolution of Buddhism, the Sinhala Language and Geographical Origins (PDF). | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NTU Digital Library of Buddhist Studies - Pali. | Jan 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Pali Text Society. | Oct 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - A Critical Evaluation of the Origins of Pali Language in Sri Lanka and India -The Evolution of Buddhism, the Sinhala Language and Geographical Origins (PDF). | Jun 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Pali Language. | May 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Vipassana Research Institute - Pali - A Brief Overview. | Mar 28, 2019 | ||
| Article revised to characterize Pali as the "classical and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism." |
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Feb 23, 2015 | |
| New bibliography added. | May 28, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: RootsWeb.com - Pali Language. | Feb 28, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Omniglot - Pali language. | Feb 28, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Buddhamind.info - The Pali Language. | Feb 28, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Buddha Community - Pali - The Buddhist Language. | Feb 28, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Pali Text Society - The Pali Language. | Feb 28, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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