The myth of "Sthaviravada"

[RobertK]

@gregk

Please explain this part because Vedic Sanskrit predates the Buddha by a long time

Hi Greg,

Nevertheless, Magadha (the language of the Pali texts) is older still.

Pali is the same as Magadhi?

What are Māgadhī and Pāli? Are they different or the same? I found this in the Khandhaniddesa on page 10: (Vsm_Khandhaniddesa_ebook.pdf) (908.8 KB) Analytic knowledge of spoken language: There is a true language, a true term on that “attha” (effect) and “dhamma” (cause). Reading, speaking and reciting it, one hears the words, which are read, spoken and recited. Hearing those words, distinguishing true and not true language, the analytic knowledge that arises to the true language called M…