Chao! (Not sure about the spelling.)

HUNG TRAN wrote thus at 07:36 AM 25-10-09:

>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?

I don't know what language he used, but I would think that he would have used quite a few languages since the area that he was supposed to have covered was quite large.

>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?

Fairly similar.

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

Yes, in most cases.

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