INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The language adopted for preaching In Mahayana Buddhism was a Pali.

Detailed explanation-2: -It believes in Mantras. Language of Mahayana was predominantly Sanskrit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pāli remains the factual basis for understanding Buddhism, though later teachers of Mahāyāna Buddhism have adopted Sanskrit for their philosophical and logical expositions. Being the very ancient language of India, Pali has occupied a prominent position in the history of Indian Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-4: -The primary language of Buddhism is Sanskrit, but Pali is also used by all Theravadin Buddhists, and the Pali Canon is the core textual body of all Buddhist schools. Therefore, an understanding of Pali is very important to a person seeking a graduate-level understanding of the religion.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Buddha’s teachings are written in Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese, Tibetan, Japanese, south-east Asian languages, and subsequently Western languages.