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The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) organized a conference focused on granting Pali classical language status.
Buddhist monks and scholars from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, and Bangladesh attended.
Pali
Pali is a Middle Indic dialect linked to Sanskrit that is used in Buddhist scriptures and literature.
It has been used for about 2000 years by Theravda Buddhists of India, Sri Lanka, and SouthEast Asia, who believed it was the language used by the Buddha.
Pali, the language used in Magadha and South Bihar, was used to write the early Buddhist writings.
Lord Buddha is claimed to have given his sermons in Pali, and they have been written in the same language.
Pali literature is often split into two categories: canonical and non-canonical (or extra-canonical) writings.
The Pali Canon, also known as the Tipitaka, is considered a canonical scripture.
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