Get this at ₹ 1913Extra 5% OffAdd items worth ₹999 to the cart & get extra 5% off
Get this at ₹ 1813Extra 10% OffAdd items worth ₹1499 to the cart & get extra 10% off
Product Specifications
Book Summary
About the Book: Pali Language and Literature: A Systematic Survey and
Historical Study
In Pali is preserved the Buddhist canon. Which, considered as"the most authentic
form of Buddhavacana", constitutes the verymatrix of its 2500-year-long
Theravada tradition. A refined,widely-spoken language of the early Middle Indic
(Indo-Aryan)stage: about bc 600-200, Pali has also left, for posterity,
asplendid legacy of "secular" literature that captures
contemporarysocio-cultural milieus not only of India, but of Myanmar,
Thailand,Sri Lanka, and other neighbouring countries as well. Here is, intwo
volumes, a fascinating, well-knit study of the Pali language,and also of its
literature: both canonical and non-canonical.Beginning with a systematic
description of the language, itshistorical evolution, phonology and
ISBN-13
9788124600047
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd.
Publishing Date
1998-07-01
Total Pages
840
Pali Language and Literature: A Systematic Survey and Historical Study
About the Book: Pali Language and Literature: A Systematic Survey and
Historical Study
In Pali is preserved the Buddhist canon. Which, considered as"the most authentic
form of Buddhavacana", constitutes the verymatrix of its 2500-year-long
Theravada tradition. A refined,widely-spoken language of the early Middle Indic
(Indo-Aryan)stage: about bc 600-200, Pali has also left, for posterity,
asplendid legacy of "secular" literature that captures
contemporarysocio-cultural milieus not only of India, but of Myanmar,
Thailand,Sri Lanka, and other neighbouring countries as well. Here is, intwo
volumes, a fascinating, well-knit study of the Pali language,and also of its
literature: both canonical and non-canonical.Beginning with a systematic
description of the language, itshistorical evolution, phonology and