Pali vs. Sanskrit?
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:04 pm
Hello everyone, namaste
I have a question, I started to learn Sanskrit, and I thought a little about it, as I am going to be a monk, I suppose I need to learn Pali, don't I?
So, I have a few questions:
1. If I know Sanskrit well, will I be able to understand Pali as well?
2. Do monks learn Pali at the monkshood with their Ven. Master or teacher? Or they need to learn it before? I ask because if not, I guess I'll stop learning Sanskrit and move on to Pali.
3. Is there any word list? Like most used Pali words? Like 10,000 words? Or "List of words, which with them you can read most Suttas" etc....I prefer to have a list than translating one one.
Thanks with Metta
I have a question, I started to learn Sanskrit, and I thought a little about it, as I am going to be a monk, I suppose I need to learn Pali, don't I?
So, I have a few questions:
1. If I know Sanskrit well, will I be able to understand Pali as well?
2. Do monks learn Pali at the monkshood with their Ven. Master or teacher? Or they need to learn it before? I ask because if not, I guess I'll stop learning Sanskrit and move on to Pali.
3. Is there any word list? Like most used Pali words? Like 10,000 words? Or "List of words, which with them you can read most Suttas" etc....I prefer to have a list than translating one one.
Thanks with Metta