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ISBN10: 812460004X, ISBN13: 9788124600047, [publisher: D K Printworld] Hardcover Contents: Vol. I: Preface. I. Language: History and Structure: 1. History and structure of Pali language. II. Literature: Canonical Pali Texts: 2. Dhamma and Vinaya texts. 3. The Sutta Pitaka texts. 4. The Vinaya Pitaka texts. 5. The Abhidhamma Pitaka texts. Vol. II: Literature: Non-Canonical Pali Works: 6. Extra-canonical works. 7. Pali commentaries. 8. Pali chronicles. 9. Singular Pali literary pieces. 10. Pali manuals. 11. Other miscellaneous texts. Bibliography. Index. "In Pali is preserved the Buddhist canon. Which, considered as "the most authentic form of Buddhavacana", constitutes the very matrix 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, a splendid legacy of "secular" literature that captures contemporary socio- cultural milieus not only of India, but of Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and other neighbouring countries as well. "Here is, in two 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, its historical evolution, phonology and major grammatical categories, volume 1 takes an indepth, critical look at the canonical Pali texts-all the three Pitakas: the three "baskets" ( collectio ...
D.K. Print World Ltd, Date: 1998-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1998. D.K. Print World Ltd ISBN 812460004X 9788124600047 [US]
ISBN10: 812460004X, ISBN13: 9788124600047, [publisher: D.K. Print World Ltd] Hardcover First Edition [Schongau, Switzerland] [Publication Year: 1998]
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