Pali — Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian subcontinent

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Pāli is a Middle Indo-Aryan language that is widely studied as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism and the language of the Tipiṭaka. Pali was designated a classical language of India by the Government of India on 3 October 2024.

Overview

Works in this language

102 linked to Pali in Wikidata

DDhammapadacollection of sayings of the Buddha; one of the best known Buddhist scriptures
Pāli CanonBuddhist scriptures preserved in the Pāli language by the Theravada tradition
Khmer script0611 · Brahmic script based on a abugida, used in Vietnam and Cambodia for texts written in Khmer, Pali, Sanskrit, Jarai, or Tamil language
MMahavamsachronicle about Sri Lanka and its emperors
Sinhala script0300 · Brahmic writing system
DDīgha NikāyaBuddhist scripture
VVinaya Pitakaprimary religious text in Buddhism, first part of the Tripitaka - Pali Canon
Milinda PañhaPāli text, sometimes regarded as a part of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon
VVisuddhimaggatreatise on Theravāda Abhidhamma by Buddhaghosa
BBuddhavaṁsahagiographical Buddhist text, the 14th chapter of the Khuddaka Nikāya in the Pāli canon; describes the life of Gautama Buddha and of the 24 buddhas preceding him
DDipavamsaOldest historical record of Sri Lanka
SSutta Nipāta1984 · section of the Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon; regarded as one of the oldest parts of the Tipitaka
MMettā SuttaBuddhist sutta found in the Suttanipāta (Sn 1.8) and Khuddakapāṭha (Khp 9) in the Pali Canon
TTherigathaa part of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon
KKathavatthuone of the seven books in the Theravada Abhidhamma Pitaka; contrasts the orthodox Theravada position on a range of issues to the heterodox views of various interlocutors
PPaṭṭhānapart of the Pāli Abhidhamma Pitaka; a detailed examination of causal conditioning, the law of cause and effect, analyzing 24 types of conditional relations (paccaya) in relation to the classifications in the matika of the Dhammasangani
DDhammasangani1st part of Pāli Abhidhamma Pitak; begins with a matika (a list of classifications of dhammass); there are 22 3-fold classifications, followed by 100 2-fold ones according to the abhidhamma method and 42 according to the sutta method
YYamakapart of the Pāli Abhidhamma Pitaka; in 10 chapters, each dealing with a particular topic of Buddhist doctrine: roots, aggregates and so on; the treatment is by way of questions and answers: Is X Y? But is Y X? (hence the title “Pairs”)
VVibhangapart of the Pāli Abhidhamma Pitaka; has 18 chapters/topics (khandha, āyatana, dhātu etc.), each analyzed in 3 ways: by sutta (quotations from suttas), abhidhamma (synonym lists, numerical classifications) and questions (using Dhammasangani’s matika)
DDhatukathapart of the Pāli Abhidamma Pitaka; combines ideas from the two preceding abhidhamma books, the Dhammasangani and Vibhanga, in the form of questions and answers, grouped into 14 chapters by form
PPuggalapannattipart of the Pāli Abhidhamma Pitaka; deals with classifications of persons, which are arranged numerically, from 1-fold to 10-fold
PPali WikipediaPali-language edition of Wikipedia
CCulavamsahttp · historical record in the Pali language about the monarchs of Sri Lanka
Newar script1500 · Brahmic abugida script used widely in Nepal for the Newar language (Nepal Bhasa)

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Wikimedia language code: pi
Native label: 𑀧𑀸𑀴𑀺 iso 15919 transliteration: pāḷi · script: Brahmi
Different from: Pali
Ethnologue language status: 9 Second language only
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1.Stated in Ethnologueethnologue.com/language/pliRetrieved 2019-05-10
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Country: India
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1.“ScriptSource - India”scriptsource.org/country/INRetrieved 2023-08-21
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Has grammatical case: nominative case
genitive case
dative case
accusative case
vocative case
ablative case
locative case
instrumental case
Has grammatical person: first-person singular
second-person singular
third-person singular
first-person plural
second-person plural
third-person plural
Part of: Classical Languages of India

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49 identifiers linking Pali across the web's reference databases