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**kertionderf** · 05-22-2011, 02:58 PM

The "Pali" in The Pali Canon simply distinguishes it from those latter sutras written in Sanskrit or other languages, I think.

It is a simple distinction; except calling the Nikayas collection a "canon" complicates such simplicity.

05-22-2011, 02:58 PM	#18
kertionderf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 498 Senior Member	The "Pali" in The Pali Canon simply distinguishes it from those latter sutras written in Sanskrit or other languages, I think. It is a simple distinction; except calling the Nikayas collection a "canon" complicates such simplicity.
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