Pali and Sanskrit

[Vincenzi]

can Pali be considered as simply a phonetically simplified sanskrit.

[cooran]

Hello Vincenzi,

There is a previous thread on this:
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=3215

And here is an entry from the Encyclopedia Brittanica:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/top ... i-language

with metta
Chris

[Vincenzi]

thanks, what about buddhist hybrid sanskrit?
it is samskrita not sanskrit... nevermind.

[Cittasanto]

thanks, what about buddhist hybrid sanskrit?
it is samskrita not sanskrit... nevermind.

the spelling with an m you are using probably has a dot above or below it, this is often changed to a standard n.
Sangha is sometimes spelt with the dotted m also.