INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It is thought to be the oldest complete canon within Buddhism. The contents of the canon, said to largely represent the words of the Buddha (born c. 6th–4th century bce), were transmitted orally and first written down in Pali within the Theravadan communities of Sri Lanka, probably during the 1st century bce.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly from the Tamrashatiya school.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pāli’s use as a Buddhist canonical language came about because the Buddha opposed the use of Sanskrit, a learned language, as a vehicle for his teachings and encouraged his followers to use vernacular dialects. In time, his orally transmitted sayings spread through India to Sri Lanka (c.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pali is the language used to preserve the Buddhist canon of the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which is regarded as the oldest complete collection of Buddhist texts surviving in an Indian language.