Pali is the language used to preserve the Buddhist canon of the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which is regarded as the oldest complete collection of Buddhist texts surviving in an Indian language. Pali is closely related to Sanskrit, but its grammar and structure are simpler. Traditional Theravadins regard Pali as the language spoken by the Buddha himself, but in the opinion of leading linguistic scholars, Pali was probably a synthetic language created from several vernaculars to make the Buddhist texts comprehensible to Buddhist monks living in different parts of northern India. It is rooted in the Prakrits, the vernacular languages, used in northern India during the Middle period of Indian linguistic evolution. As Theravada Buddhism spread to other parts of southern Asia, the use of Pali as the language of the texts spread along with it, and thus Pali became a sacred language in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Pali has been used almost exclusively for Buddhist teachings, although many religious and literary works related to Buddhism were written in Pali at a time when it was already forgotten in India.


By Bhikkhu Bodhi (Full text HERE)


These classes are to help you learn the basics of Pali, grammar and vocabulary through direct study of Buddha speeches (selected from the 10-day Vipassana courses as taught by Goenka). It is thus designed so that you can begin to understand the words of the Buddha in the original.

Pāli which means line, column, text - has become the name of the language itself - and which writings found on the pillars of Asoka (figure above) in India more than two centuries before Christ is considered the oldest deciphered writing on the Indian continent.

Meditation and Classes Pāli-Yatra (Pali and Historical Buddha) Basic for the ancient students of Vipassana as taught by S.N. Goenka, in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.

Course date: 21/12/2017 
Location: Global Pagoda, Mumbai
As there are only few places the course is reserved to old students confirmed for pilgrimage.

For more information and if you wish to be a host please send an e-mail to: palibrasil@gmail.com.

Schedule:
05:30 to 07:00 - Meditation & Songs
07:00 to 08:00 - Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 9 p.m. - Meditation
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Historic Pāli
10:45 a.m. - Pāli Structure
12:00 to 13:30 - * Lunch & Rest
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Grammar Basics
15:15 to 17:00 - Reading (or Songs)
17:00 to 17:30 - Afternoon Tea
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Meditation
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - Audio / Video & Questions
8:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Meditation & Metta

Time of day-0 (5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Welcome and Orientation
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Meditation
7:15 PM to 8:30 PM - Pali Pronunciation (Goenkaji audio-lesson)
20:30 to 21:00 - Meditation

Metta day time (05:30 to 07:00)
06:00 to 07:00 - Meditation & Songs
07:00 to 08:00 - Breakfast
08:00 a.m. - Cleanup
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Historic Pāli
10:45 a.m. - Pāli Structure
12:00 to 13:30 - * Lunch & Rest


* simple vegetarian food will be served.

Metta,
@iTathagata