Pali: A Grammar of the Language of the Theravada Tipitaka. With a Concordance to Pischel's Grammatik der Prakrit-Sprachen / Edition 1

by Thomas Oberlies

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110167634
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	07/06/2001
Series:	Indian Philology and South Asian Studies , #3
Edition description:	Reprint 2011
Pages:	403
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.94(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

The author presents of philological reconstruction of the grammar of the texts of the Theravadins, an ancient school of Hinayana Buddhism. The author synthesizes and expands on previous grammars of Pali including Wilhelm Geiger's and Richard Pischel's . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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