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Dear Mangesh,
Pali is the same as Magadha - the language used by the Buddha at that
time. According to the Commentaries it is a very ancient language and
even the 'original' language. In future worlds it will, I believe,
also be the language that is commonly used during a Buddhasasana (as
it was in past times). I think it is still used in deva worlds - but
others might have references for this.
Robert
In Pali@..., mangesh dahiwale <mdahiwale@...> wrote:

> Dear All,
> A deep bow!
> Can anybody tell me as to what the probable name of
> 'Pali' during the time was?
> Was it ' SAKAAY NIRUTTI'?
> If it were SAKAAY NIRUTTI, is it having anything to do
> with 'SAKYA'?
> There is a lot of confusion over the historicity of
> Pali language.
> To me, it was the ' Lingua Franca' of pre-buddhistic
> and buddhistic India.
> Eager to know the answers,
> With Metta,
> Mangesh
>
>
> --- ypong001 <ypong001@...> wrote:
> > Dear Ven. Kumara and friends,
> >
> > Bhante, I am not sure of the sutta's name (but I
> > think it is a
> > Mahayana text). The sutta is concern of the
> > "end-of-dhamma" period
> > and Buddha uses an analogy to relate how the dhamma
> > would vanish.
> >
> > The lion is the king of the jungle, all other
> > animals fear it and
> > can't harm it. However, the king of the jungle can
> > be destroyed by
> > parasites and germs, etc. Similarly, the dhamma is
> > strong and
> > indestructible as long as the parasitic elements are
> > contained.
> >
> > metta
> > Yong Peng
> >
> > --- Kumaara Bhikkhu wrote:
> > > I'm looking for a sutta in which the Buddha spoke
> > of the
> > destruction of the Sasana. He said something like
> > the Sasana would
> > not be destroyed by the elements, etc., but by
> > Buddhist themselves.
> >
> >
>
>
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