This daylong class introduced the basics of Pali, the language of the Buddhist teachings in the Theravada tradition. Dr. Norihisa, a scholar of Pali and Sanskrit Buddhist texts, is on a one year term as visiting research fellow at Stanford to study Sanskrit Buddhist manuscripts and early Chinese translations. Dr. Porta is a lecturer at Stanford who, in addition to Pali language and literature, teaches Sanskrit, Greek and other classical language.
Pali Course Handouts:
- Course Flyer (PDF)
- Language Tree Words (PDF)
- Key Words (PDF)
- Grammer Outline (PDF)
- Verses (PDF)
- Metta Sutta (PDF)
- Mangala Sutta (PDF)
Recordings:
| Title | Speaker | Date | Length | Length/ Date |
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| Introduction to Pali (1 of 4) | Fred Porta | 2009.08.22 | 54:45 | 54:45 2009.08.22 |
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| Introduction to Pali (2 of 4) | Fred Porta | 2009.08.22 | 1:19:14 | 1:19:14 2009.08.22 |
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| Introduction to Pali (3 of 4) | Fred Porta | 2009.08.22 | 1:42:15 | 1:42:15 2009.08.22 |
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| Introduction to Pali (4 of 4) | Fred Porta | 2009.08.22 | 21:54 | 21:54 2009.08.22 |
Appears in Series:
| Title | Speaker | Date | Length | Length/ Date |
Actions |
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| Sati Center | <multiple> | 2004.04.24 | 481:13:08 | 481:13:08 2004.04.24 |
These talks are freely available.
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