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[Future Bhikkhu]

How long does it take to learn Pali to an intermediate level?

Thanks,

With metta

[alan]

About 10 years.
Just kidding.

Why not get a basic understanding of Buddhism before fantasizing about learning Pali?

[Future Bhikkhu]

I do have a basic understanding and I am up to the stage of reading suttas and studying the Tipitaka. I thought it helpful to learn pali (as I am good with learning languages) so that nothing of what I read is lost in translation.

With metta

[cooran]

This might be of use:

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/outsources/pali.html

with metta
Chris