Dear All,
I am a vietnamese buddhist.  I recently joined the group.  I would like to say hi to everybody.  Wish you all success in studying Pali.

I have a couple questions.
1. My current understanding is that Pali came about in 4th or 5th century.  Sanskrit is when Lord Buddha used to talk to followers.  Is this true?

2. Sanskrit is known as the language of the deity.  The pronunciation of Sanskrit is similar to that of the Pali.  Is this concept right?

3.  if the answer to question 2 is correct, then the spelling (writing of pali ) of pali is different from Sanskrit.

I am confused because Wikipedia seems to be confusing in different paragraphs when you search for the Pali versus Sanskrit differences. 

Regards,
Hung Le Tran
California, USA





















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