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.

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 …

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 …

5 days ago · 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, …

Mar 28, 2024 · The Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary and other dictionaries of ancient South Asian languages are also available on this site. For more information, please visit this page on our …

Sep 15, 2024 · Though no longer a spoken vernacular, Pali continues to thrive as a liturgical and scholarly language in Buddhist communities worldwide. Its legacy, preserved in the Pali Canon and …

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