Does Pāli have a "Prātiśākhya" ?
Does Pāli have a "Prātiśākhya" ?
Since the pronunciation guides here contain false informations, I assume that it does't have any.
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Re: Does Pāli have a "Prātiśākhya" ?
In the ancient Pali grammars, starting with Kaccāyana, the function of a prātiśākhya is performed by the sandhikappa with which most grammars commence. Whether there are any Pali texts that are exclusively prātiśākhyas, I don't know. I wouldn't be at all surprised if there were, as it's the sort of thing one could easily imagine a Sanskrit-literate mediaeval Burmese monk composing, but I don't know of any actual examples.
Aleix Ruiz Falqués has much to say on the subject in his Role of Pāli Grammar in Burmese Buddhism.
https://kabbasetu.com/wp-content/upload ... rammar.pdf
Aleix Ruiz Falqués has much to say on the subject in his Role of Pāli Grammar in Burmese Buddhism.
https://kabbasetu.com/wp-content/upload ... rammar.pdf
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)