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-Aryan Vedic …

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

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 texts …

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 large …

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 preserved …

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, Burmese, Thai, …

Pali is the language of the most complete collection of early Buddhist texts, the Pali canon or Tipitaka (‘three baskets’), which constitutes ‘the word of the Buddha’ as handed down by the tradition of …

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

Pāli is an ancient language primarily associated with early Buddhist literature, and while it is virtually extinct as a spoken language, it continues to hold significance in liturgical contexts, akin to Latin in …