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**Cnbaapuy** · 05-21-2011, 08:59 PM

Why do we call it the Pali Canon? Wouldn't Pali Anthology or Pali Compilation be more appropriate? Or is "canon" in this sense a conventional synonym for "anthology" or "compilation." Is asking what's the Pali for The (Pali) Canon the same thing?

05-21-2011, 08:59 PM	#1
Cnbaapuy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	The Pali Canon Why do we call it the Pali Canon? Wouldn't Pali Anthology or Pali Compilation be more appropriate? Or is "canon" in this sense a conventional synonym for "anthology" or "compilation." Is asking what's the Pali for The (Pali) Canon the same thing?
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