Introduction to Pali
by A.K. WARDER
Author : A.K. WARDER
Publisher : BHARATIYA KALA PRAKASHAN
Language : English
ISBN : 9788180901201
Item Code : BKP005
Pages : 542
Weight : 850 GM
Dimensions : 8.80 X 5.80 INCH
Edition : 2014
Binding : HARDCOVER
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The purpose of this book is to introduce the student, by the most direct path, to the language of the Pali Canon. Existing primers and readers for the study of Pali teach the later language of the Commentaries and other medieval writings, and indeed of the present day for this very copious and flexible language is still in use.
Our grammatical analysis is based the admirable science of the on medieval monks. Their terminology is given, to aid reference, but may of course be ignored by the beginner. The intention here is to cover Pali grammar and syntax in a comprehensive manner.
This grammar differs from earlier grammars in being a description of the Canonical language as a relatively homogeneous and consistent form of speech, ignoring later usages (which would confuse the description and sometimes confound the interpretation). It is also "descriptive" in being an analysis of Canonical usage as far as possible without historical "squinting" at other languages.
The sentences and passages for reading are taken, with only the un avoidable minimum of editing in the first exercises, from prose texts in the Digha Nikaya of the Canon. Prose sentences provide the student with straightforward examples of the language, uncons trained by metrical considerations.
The texts from which extracts are given expound the philosophy of Buddhism fairly systematically, but in narrative and dialogue style against a historical background of the Buddha's wanderings and meetings with a variety of characters.
The arrangement of the book is based on the experience that extensive reading is the easiest way to learn a language. The vocabulary and grammar are made familiar and meanings are made explicit by sufficient numbers of encounters The study of early Buddhism will always be the objective of the majority of those who take up Pali, though in addition to the interest of the language itself we must stress the importance of the texts for the study of the history of Indian literature, especially secular literature (literature as literature, "fine" literature, Pāli kāveyyam Sanskrit kavya-the latter embracing the prose novel and the drama as well as poetry).
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