Pali Buddhist Texts: Explained to the Beginner
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.
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Language and Literature | 10 |
Pronunciation | 13 |
Sandhi | 15 |
List of Abbreviations | 17 |
Content Analysis of the Texts | 18 |
Texts with Vocabularies Translations and Notes | 19 |
Summary of Grammar | 123 |
Pali and Sanskrit | 142 |
Two Types of Security | 152 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Pali Buddhist Texts: Explained to the Beginner Volume 14 of Curzon Critical Studies in Buddhism Volume 14 of Monograph series - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Volume 14 of Monograph series / Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, ISSN 1359-0421 Issue 14 of Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series Volume 14 of Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series: Nordisk Institut for Asienstudier Volume 14 of Nordisk Institut for Asienstudier København: Monograph series Issue 14 of Studies on Asian topics |
| Author | Rune Edvin Anders Johansson |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 1998 |
| ISBN | 070071068X, 9780700710683 |
| Length | 159 pages |
| Subjects | › › Foreign Language Study / Indic Languages |
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