The Necessity of Learning Pali in Buddhist Studies
Abstract
This research focuses on the importance of learning Pali and its application to Buddhist studies, especially to understanding the Buddha’s teachings. Naturally, the numerous Pali quotations are unavoidable, despite the author’s effort to condense the work into a succinct summary paper. It is based on a personal study of tens of scriptures, such as the Tepitaka, Afthakatha, Tika, Pakaranavisesa and grammar both in Thai and Pali. For historical parts, the author relics on documents written by a number of experts. In a way, this summarized version is an attempt to provide further improvement and elaboratation to the original research piece.
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