Rahulvai wrote: "no part of Bharat bharsha had similar language like "pali". The origin of Pali is supposed to be Tibetian family and in modern era the language is little bit similar to Thai and Burmis languages. As Buddha spent most of his time in modern India ( Bihar and Uttar pradesh) his language must be originated from Sanskirta. The main reason behind the Buddhist manuscripts were written in Pali language is that they had been documented only after Buddhism spread in South East Asia." I disagree. Here's why: Pali language was the lingua franca in the areas that fell under Magadha hegemony, including King Suddodhana's Kapilvastu. In fact, some scholars claim that Pali itself is a derivation of more ancient language called Magadhi, which sounds quite plausible if you ask me. Pali falls under the Prakrit language family which is significantly different from Sanskrit. Some claim that Sanskrit, as the most common scholastic language in so-called Bharat Barsha (I have issues with this term, but that is another story for another time), came much afterwards. Much after Buddha's time, Pali language spread to Sri Lanka and other parts of Asia with the movement of Theravada Budhism. ====================================================== On a side note: I noticed there is a person here with the nick Amrapali. If she is as knowledgeable of the etymology of her nick, then she may be able to verify what I have said above. I say "she" because Amrapali, aka Ambapali, was a palace courtesan of unparalleled beauty in the country called Vaishaal. Intoxicated by her beauty, the king of Magadha conquered Vaishaal in order to claim her as his concubine. (Helen of Troy anyone?) Later, Amrapali - now the most influential concubine in the empire - is said to have served a single meal to Gautam Buddha, after which she renounced all her worldly possession and dedicated her life to his teaching, becoming the most modest bhikchuni.