All Questions
Tagged with pali-language language
6 questions
2
votes
4
answers
2k
views
Which language will get you deeper into Buddhism, Pali or Sanskrit?
I seem to have read that the "original" or "oldest" Tripitaka was written in Pali, but at the same time the Sanskrit language is much older than Pali. How do Sanskrit and Pali ...
- 730
2
votes
1
answer
201
views
Conversational Pali and Sanskrit?
When people speaking different languages came from other lands to meditate, did that ever necessitate speaking the language in which they chanted?
Has there ever been a situation where circumstances ...
- 7,260
2
votes
3
answers
140
views
Difference between "perception" and "view"?
What is the difference between view (as in "right view" in the Noble Eightfold Path) and perception (as in the 3rd of the five Skandha's)?
Grateful for help! Peace, Tord
- 952
3
votes
4
answers
216
views
How can we know the original meaning of a word with certainty?
In a lot of discussions here in B.S.E, the topic of the exact meaning of some terms keeps recurring, and nobody seems to have the last word.
Words such as 'upapajjati', 'paccājāyati', 'abhinibbatti' ...
- 2,095
3
votes
5
answers
4k
views
What did the Buddha say about motivation?
What did the Buddha say about wholesome types of motivation?
Is there a difference in the Pali language between "intention" (as in Right Intention) and "motivation"?
From what I understand Right ...
- 952
3
votes
1
answer
185
views
What Pali and English words are translations of the Norwegian words for ‘reality’?
The English word ‘reality’ (from the Latin res, "matter” or “thing") is very misleading and says the opposite of what “reality” actually is. The Latin 'res' is a very deceptive word, it makes you ...
- 2,673