A Pali Grammar for Students

A Pali Grammar for Students
Author: Steven Collins
Publisher: Silkworm Books
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2006-07-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1628406399

This book is intended for modern students, inside or outside the classroom, as a work of reference rather than a ‘teach yourself’ textbook. It presents an introductory sketch of Pali using both European and South Asian grammatical categories. In English language works, Pali is standardly presented in the traditional terms of English grammar, derived from the classical tradition, with which many modern students are unfamiliar. This work discusses and reflects upon those categories, and has an appendix devoted to them. It also introduces the main categories of traditional Sanskrit and Pali grammar, drawing on, in particular, the medieval Pali text Saddaniti, by Aggavamsa. Each grammatical form is illustrated by examples taken from Pali texts, mostly canonical. Although some previous knowledge of Sanskrit would be helpful, the book can also be used by those without previous linguistic training. A bibliographical appendix refers to other, complementary resources.

A Pali Grammar for Students

A Pali Grammar for Students
Author: Steven Collins
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2006
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

"Presents an introductory sketch of Pali using both Euroean and South Asian grammatical categories." -- Back cover.

A New Course in Reading Pali

A New Course in Reading Pali
Author: James W. Gair
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 8120814401

This book is intended and serve as an introduction to the reading of Pali texts. For that purpose, it uses authentic readings especially compiled for the purpose drawn largely from Theravada canonical works, both prose and poetry. The reading are in Roman script, and carefully graded for difficulty, but they have also been selected so that each of them is a meaningful and complete reading in itself, so as to introduce some basic concepts and ways of thought of Theravada Buddhism. This book thus offers and opportunity to become acquainted with the ways in which the teachings of the Buddha are embodied in the language, a sense that it impossible to determine from English translations. The book contains 12 lessons. Each of them has three parts: (1) a set of basic readings and an accompanying glossary, (2) grammatical notes on the forms in the less, and (3) a set of further readings with its own glossary. The further readings introduce no new grammatical points, but reinforce ones already presented and give further practice in them. The work concludes, fittingly, with the Buddhaês first sermon, The Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta. A cumulative glossary and index to the grammar is also provided. The text has been used successfully in its preliminary form at several universities, but it may also be used for self-study.

Introduction to Pali

Introduction to Pali
Author: Anthony Kennedy Warder
Publisher: Routledge/Thoemms Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1974
Genre: Pali langauge
ISBN: 9780710079398

Pali - Buddha's Language

Pali - Buddha's Language
Author: Kurt Schmidt
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009-12-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781449976446

This complete course for beginners explains the most basic concepts of Pali grammar in 10 comprehensive lessons. Each lesson is based on original passages from the Tipitaka. The student thus dives into reading and understanding the Buddha's word from the very first chapter. Unlike other books on the Pali language, Kurt Schmidt's primer is both short, precise and extremely pragmatic. At the end of this excellent self-guided course the reader will be able to read and understand Pali texts.

Pali

Pali
Author: Thomas Oberlies
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2011-04-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110870932

The grammar presents a full decription of Pali, the language used in the Theravada Buddhist canon, which is still alive in Ceylon and South-East Asia. The development of its phonological and morphological systems is traced in detail from Old Indic. Comprehensive references to comparable features and phenomena from other Middle Indic languages mean that this grammar can also be used to study the literature of Jainism.

Pāli Primer

Pāli Primer
Author: Lily De Silva
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1995
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

Pali language grammar.

Pali Buddhist Texts

Pali Buddhist Texts
Author: Rune E. A. Johansson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136111069

Pali is one of the Middle Indian idioms and the classical language of Theravada Buddhism. It is therefore important both to linguists and students of Buddhism. This introductory book centres on a collection of original texts, each selected as an especially important and beautiful formulation of a Buddhist idea. By means of a vocabulary, translation and commentary, each text is explained so concretely that it can be read with little preparation. Detailed explanations are provided for the many technical terms, which have frustrated so many western explorers of Buddhism. For reference, a grammar is provided. Sanskrit parallels to many of the words are given, as well as a special chapter comparing the two languages.