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| Q. |
The language used to write source materials in ancient time was - |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Pali |
| C. | Brahmi |
| D. | Kharosthi |
| Answer» B. Pali | |
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Explanation: Pali is a Middle Indo-Aryan language (of Prakrit group) of the Indian subcontinent. It is best known as the language of many of the earliest extant Buddhist scriptures, as collected in the Pali Canon or Tipitaka, and as the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism. T. W. Rhys Davids in his book Buddhist India and Wilhelm Geiger in his book Pali Literature and Language suggested that Pali may have originated as a form of lingua franca or common language of culture among people who used differing dialects if North India. |
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