WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Pali canon, also called Tipitaka (Pali: “Triple Basket”) or Tripitaka (Sanskrit), the complete canon, first recorded in Pali, of the Theravada (“Way of the Elders”) branch of Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is widely studied since it is the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism as well as the language of the Pali Canon or Tipitaka. It was originally written in Brahmi script. Pali is an old Indian classical language in which Gautam Buddha proclaimed his faith and the Buddhist texts were written and preserved.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is traditionally believed by Theravadins that most of the Pali Canon originated from the Buddha and his immediate disciples.