Thursday 12 March 2009

A Note on the Jataka Tales6

Let us dwell on what Prakrit is. Etymologically Prakrit is the language of the Prakrit people or the common men. It seems that it is a dialect of Sanskrit. Pali is also a kind of Prakrit. . Etymologically it might be the language of Palli or the villages that Buddha visited. It was the language of the people of Northern Bihar and U.P. perhaps. On the other hand the Prakrit that Mahabir used was more in use Maharastra. I do not understand why because Mahabir was also born in Bihar. Now let us show the difference between Pali and Sanskrit. That way we show the difference between Sanskrit and Prakrit because Pali is an element in the set of Prakrit. Take the example of the words that we know in Pali… Bodhisatta, Kapilabatthu, Dhamma--- in Sanskrit_Bodhisattva, Kapilavastu, Dharma. Well the people of England speak in one way and the people of Bermingham speak English in another way. Time always deconstructs. The Standard language is the centre and time Let us dwell on what Prakrit is. Etymologically Prakrit is the language of the Prakrit people or the common men. It seems that it is a dialect of Sanskrit. Pali is also a kind of Prakrit. . Etymologically it might be the language of Palli or the villages that Buddha visited. It was the language of the people of Northern Bihar and U.P. perhaps. On the other hand the Prakrit that Mahabir used was more in use Maharastra. I do not understand why because Mahabir was also born in Bihar. Now let us show the difference between Pali and Sanskrit. That way we show the difference between Sanskrit and Prakrit because Pali is an element in the set of Prakrit. Take the example of the wordsthat we know in Pali… Bodhisatta, Kapilabatthu, Dhamma--- in Sanskrit_Bodhisattva, Kapilavastu, Dharma. Well the people of England speak in one way and the people of Bermingham speak English in another way. Time always deconstructs. The Standard language is the centre and time shifts to margin from centre shifts to margin from centre

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