Understanding Buddhism through Pali in India and Thailand

<p>Pali plays a vital role in the history and culture of India. It preserves the Indian culture in a systematic way. Hence an attempt of understanding the Indian culture without Pali cannot fulfil the complete purpose. In fact Pali was an important source for understanding ancient Buddhist cul...

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Main Author: Upender Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Hindu Dharma Negeri Denpasar 2017-10-01
Series:Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies
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Online Access:http://ejournal.ihdn.ac.id/index.php/IJHSRS/article/view/315
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spelling doaj-8817da7ee73c4ce8bad8a96f2c12f9712020-11-24T20:54:59ZengInstitut Hindu Dharma Negeri DenpasarVidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies2550-06432550-06512017-10-011211512110.25078/ijhsrs.v1i2.315263Understanding Buddhism through Pali in India and ThailandUpender Rao0Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India<p>Pali plays a vital role in the history and culture of India. It preserves the Indian culture in a systematic way. Hence an attempt of understanding the Indian culture without Pali cannot fulfil the complete purpose. In fact Pali was an important source for understanding ancient Buddhist culture and philosophy which are integral part of Indian culture. In ancient India there were Buddhist universities and people from many countries used to visit India to learn the Indian culture including Buddhist philosophical expositions. Indian languages and literatures were highly influenced by Pali language and literature.</p>http://ejournal.ihdn.ac.id/index.php/IJHSRS/article/view/315Buddhism, Pali, India and Thailand
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Understanding Buddhism through Pali in India and Thailand
Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies
Buddhism, Pali, India and Thailand
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title Understanding Buddhism through Pali in India and Thailand
title_short Understanding Buddhism through Pali in India and Thailand
title_full Understanding Buddhism through Pali in India and Thailand
title_fullStr Understanding Buddhism through Pali in India and Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Understanding Buddhism through Pali in India and Thailand
title_sort understanding buddhism through pali in india and thailand
publisher Institut Hindu Dharma Negeri Denpasar
series Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies
issn 2550-0643
2550-0651
publishDate 2017-10-01
description <p>Pali plays a vital role in the history and culture of India. It preserves the Indian culture in a systematic way. Hence an attempt of understanding the Indian culture without Pali cannot fulfil the complete purpose. In fact Pali was an important source for understanding ancient Buddhist culture and philosophy which are integral part of Indian culture. In ancient India there were Buddhist universities and people from many countries used to visit India to learn the Indian culture including Buddhist philosophical expositions. Indian languages and literatures were highly influenced by Pali language and literature.</p>
topic Buddhism, Pali, India and Thailand
url http://ejournal.ihdn.ac.id/index.php/IJHSRS/article/view/315
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