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n. - An ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism.

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  • 317 This line in Pali is simply amatagāmī, going to the ambrosial, or the not-dead.
  • As the gāthā in Pali stands here, it seems to mean: '"I see life steadily, and see it whole."
  • If nothing else comes of this, at least the taboo on using the word Pali has been blown apart. jayne
  • The terms Pali and Sanskrit Buddhism are convenient and as accurate as can be expected of any nomenclature covering so large a field.
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