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It makes sense to me that it is, Rahula. Everytime the universe is
destroyed and a new universe occurs it is said that pali is the first
language to appear.
Robert
In Pali@..., "rahula_80" <rahula_80@...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I found this information on another list.
>
> The claim made by Visuddhimagga is too much. It claimed that Pali

is

> the original language of all beings(sabba-sattaanam

muulabhaasaa)!!!!

>
> Visuddhimagga:
>
> tad-abhilaape tassa bhaasane udiira.ne ta.m bhaasita.m
> lapita.m udiirita.m sutvaa va: aya.m sabhaavanirutti, aya.m
> na sabhaavaniruttii ti eva.m tassaa dhammaniruttisajjitaaya
> sabhaavaniruttiyaa maagadhikaaya sabbasattaana.m

muulabhaasaaya

> pabhedagata.m Jaa.na.m niruttipatisambhidaa. (PTS,
> 1921/1975: 441-442; PTS, Path of Purity, 1923/1975)
>
> How would Buddhist interpret this piece of imformation?
>
> Rahula