PALI

päˈlē, language belonging to the Indic group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. Some scholars classify it as a Prakrit, or vernacular dialect of classical Sanskrit. Pali, a tongue of the Middle Indic period (see Indo-Iranian languages) in which the Buddhist scriptures or canon (Tipitaka) were composed, became the main literary language of the Buddhists. As the number of Buddhists in India declined, Pali ceased to be employed in that country. The Buddhists of Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand, however, still use Pali as a liturgical language.

See W. Geiger, Pali Literature and Language (tr., rev. ed. 1968).

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books on: Pali  - 1116 results

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The Heart of Buddhism: Being an Anthology of Buddhist Verse
Book by K. J. Saunders; H. Milford Oxford University Press, 1915
Subjects: Buddhism, Pali Poetry--Translations Into English
...Subjects proposed and volumes under preparation . SANSKRIT AND PALI LITERATURE. Hymns from the Vedas. Prof. A. A. MACDONELL...they are ascribed, or that these notable adherents conversed in Pali Slokas. Yet this is what almost all Buddhists do believe...
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The Dhammapada
Book by John Ross Carter, Mahinda Palihawadana; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: Theravada Buddhism
...religiously inspiring statements--is the Pali version of one of the most popular texts...Buddhist canon. Like all religious texts in Pali, it belongs to the Theravada school of...first a new English translation of the Pali verses followed by a presentation of the...
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Buddhism: Its History and Literature
Book by T. W. Rhys Davids; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1896
Subjects: Buddhism
...LL. D. DAVIDS, PH.D. Chairman of the Pali Text Society, Secretary and Librarian of the Royal Asiatic Society, Professor of Pali and Buddhist Literature at University...Prof. Davids is also secretary of the Pali Text Society, and a constant contributor...
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Buddhism and Society: A Great Tradition and Its Burmese Vicissitudes
Book by Melford E. Spiro; Harper & Row, 1970
Subjects: Buddhism--Burma
...Milinda are used by permission of the Pali Text Society; quotations from Buddhist...Unavoidably in a book on Burmese Buddhism, Pali the sacred language of Buddhism and...are available, Sanskrit rather than the Pali or Burmese terms are used, on the assumption...
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Early Buddhist Metaphysics: The Making of a Philosophical Tradition
Book by Noa Ronkin; Routledge Curzon, 2005
Subjects: Abhidharma, Buddhism--India--History--To Ca. 100 A.D, Buddhism--Psychology, Therav?Ada Buddhism--Doctrines
...allegedly scholastic philosophy of the Pali Abhidhamma movement. Conceptual investigation...THE PHILOSOPHY OF DESIRE IN THE BUDDHIST PALI CANON David Webster THE NOTION...intellectual and cultural environment for studying Pali Buddhism. The Universitys generous Graduate...
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journal articles on: Pali  - 276 results

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A Dictionary of Pali: Part I, A-Kh
Journal article by Steven Collins; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, 2003
Subjects: A Dictionary of Pali: Part I, a--kh. (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
A Dictionary of Pali: Part I, A-Kh. by Steven Collins A Dictionary of Pali: Part I, a--kh. By MARGARET CONE. Oxford: PALI TEXT SOCIETY, 2001. Pp. xxiv + 778. amp;#91;pounds sterling amp;#93;25. It is a privilege and a delight to...
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Tracing Thought through Things: The Oldest Pali Texts and the Early Buddhist Archaeology of India and Burma
Journal article by Peter Skilling; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 44, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Tracing Thought through Things: The Oldest Pali Texts and the Early Buddhist Archaeology of India and Burma (Book)--Book reviews
...Tracing Thought through Things: The Oldest Pali Texts and the Early Buddhist Archaeology...Tracing Thought through Things: The Oldest Pali Texts and the Early Buddhist Archaeology...manuscript engraved with excerpts from Pali texts. It is much regretted that, although...
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Borderline Beings: Plant Possibilities in Early Buddhism
Journal article by Ellison Banks Findly; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002
Subjects: Buddhism, Lamaism, Nonviolence, Plants--Religious aspects
...considered living and sentient beings in Pali Buddhism is brought to the fore by early...the laws of kamma. The texts of the early Pali canon are, however, as Lambert Schmithausen...of the middle way. The Buddhism of the Pali canon is indefinite at best about whether...
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Subodhalankara (Porana-Tika, Abhinava-Tika)
Journal article by Steven Collins; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, 2003
Subjects: Subodhalankara (Porana-tika, Abhinava-tika) (Book)
...Edited by PADMANABH S. JAINI. Oxford: PALI TEXT SOCIETY, 2000. Pp. ix + 315. In...made a series of invaluable editions of Pali texts, almost all previously unknown in...which has at least three recensions in Pali and vernaculars, and which was one of the...
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A Theravada Code of Conduct for Good Buddhists: The Upasakamanussavinaya
Journal article by Kate Crosby; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 126, 2006
Subjects: Buddhist literature--Criticism and interpretation, Buddhist religious orders--Analysis, Monasticism and religious orders, Buddhist--Analysis, Theravada Buddhism--Methods, Theravada Buddhism--Records and correspondence
...description of the Upasakamanussavinaya, a Pali text noted with interest by several scholars...also known as the Gihivinaya; (16) the Pali text called the Pratipattisangaha, hesitantly...the language of the text is simple. The Pali is almost standard with some exceptions...
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Zoltan Pali
Magazine article by Zoltan Pali; The Architectural Review, Vol. 219, January 2006
Subjects: Architectural firms--Services, Architectural practice--Services, Architectural services--Services, Pictorial works--Product information
Zoltan Pali. by Zoltan Pali Everything is a diagram ILLUSTRATION OMITTED There are several...screwed in will be part of that early simple idea, the diagram. ZOLTAN PALI, STUDIO PALI FEKETE ARCHITECTS ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Admired: I enjoy...
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The Smoke-Breathing Mountains of Hawaii: The Volcanism That Created the Hawaiian Islands Continues to Put on Some of the World's Most Amazing Geological Displays. Chartered Geographer Andrew Lee Travels to the Big Island to Witness Their Power
Magazine article by Andrew Lee; Geographical, Vol. 77, August 2005
Subjects: Hawaii--Description and travel, Kilauea--Description and travel, Volcanoes--Hawaii
...Oo (pronounced poo-oo, oh-o), or Pulama Pali a little farther southeast. From time to...beneath the Earth. Walking up to Pulama Pali--the slope that connects the East Rift...distance. As you get nearer the flow, the pali becomes steeper and high walls of pahoehoe...
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Hawaii
Magazine article; Sierra, Vol. 84, January 1999
...able to swim. Leader: Lynne Simpson. Price: $1,150; Dep: $200. 99451A Kayaking Na Pali, Na Pali Coast Park, Kauai. June 8-15. Kayaking the wilderness Na Pali Coast of Kauai is a peak experience. Using a sit-on-top kayak, join this small group...
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Heimaey: Westman Islands
Magazine article by Kenneth A. Deitcher; PSA Journal, Vol. 56, December 1990
Subjects: Heimaey, Iceland--Description and travel, Photography--Recreational aspects
...Archipelago. Towering over the town of Heimaey we could see the twin volcanoes of Helgafell and Eldfell. Our islander guide, Pali, met us at the airport, the fourth busiest in Iceland and we started our photographic exploration of the island. The Westman...
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Canoe & Kayak
Magazine article; Sierra, Vol. 84, January 1999
...the Hawaii section on page 79 for more details. Leader: Lynne Simpson. Price: $1,150; Dep: $200. 99451A Kayaking Na Pali, Na Pali Coast Park, Kauai, Hawaii. June 8-15. See description in the Hawaii section on page 79 for more details. Leader: Jill...
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Moving beyond S'mores; Summer Camps Home in on Children's Specialties
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 4, 2005
...around the fire. Now, at camps such as Pali Overnight Adventures on Lake Arrowhead...very good at." What attracts children to Pali Overnight Adventures, says the companys...choices is very attractive," she says. The Pali program offers about 18 specializations...
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A Balinese Experience
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, February 19, 2008
...all started: in Bali, Indonesia. Jepun Pali, one of the newest spas in the metro is...Sanctuary, Inc. president Thess Manganti. Jepun Pali, named after the national flower of Indonesia...Thai, Shiatsu, and Swedish," says Jepun Pali area manager Apple Zapanta. The Thai massage...
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Tsunami Mission
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), February 20, 2006
Subjects: Tsunamis
...Mike Blackburn Two Stockton academics are heading to Sri Lanka to help rebuild a community devastated by the tsunami. Professor Pali Hungin, dean of medicine and head of school for health, and Professor Martyn Evans, professor of humanities in medicine, are...
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California Dreaming of One Cool Camp
Newspaper article by Jacky Runice; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 27, 2005
...vacations for kids. When you look at what Pali Overnight Adventures offers this summer...from the girls? Andy Wexler, owner of Pali Overnight Adventures, aims to provide kids...Amid the mountains of Southern California, Pali Mountain lies minutes from Lake Arrowhead...
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Analyst Fears DSG 'May Unravel after Christmas'
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 14, 2008
...electricals giant DSG International go bust? Some in the City are asking this as analysts scramble to put a value on the company. Pali Internationals Nick Bubb, one of the leading lights of the retail sector, today questioned whether the business could be in dire...
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encyclopedia articles on: Pali  - 15 results

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Pali Canon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PALI CANON pa le, sacred literature of Buddhism . The texts in the Pali canon are the earliest Buddhist sources, and for Theravada...Buddha, they are still the most authoritative sacred texts. Pali, the language in which the canon is written, is a Prakrit...
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Pali
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PALI pa le, language belonging to the Indic group of the Indo-Iranian...Prakrit , or vernacular dialect of classical Sanskrit . Pali, a tongue of the Middle Indic period (see Indo-Iranian...Buddhists. As the number of Buddhists in India declined, Pali ceased to be employed in that country. The Buddhists of Sri...
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Nuuanu Pali
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NUUANU PALI noo a noo pa le, sheer cliff and mountain pass, alt. 1,200 ft (366 m), Koolau Range, SE Oahu island, Hawaii. The pass is the...
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Buddhist Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Vinaya or monastic rules, the Sutra (Pali Sutta ) or discourses of the Buddha, and the Abhidharma (Pali Abhidhamma ) or scholastic metaphysics...the Sri Lankan Theravada school, in the Pali language, written 29 17 b.c. (see Pali...
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Jataka
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JATAKA see Pali canon . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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