@article{Chowdhury_2011, title={Did the Buddha Speak P&#257;li? An Investigation of The <i>Buddha-Vacana</i> and Origins of P&#257;li}, volume={2}, url={https://banglajol.info/index.php/DUJL/article/view/6899}, DOI={10.3329/dujl.v2i4.6899}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;Traditionally South and Southeast Buddhism, which we now call Theravada Buddhism, claims that the language of the Buddha is &quot;Pali&quot; and hence the language of their sacred texts (Tipitaka=three canons). In this essay, I investigate the notion of the Pali language by reconstructing existing Pali literatures and contemporary works on Pali studies. Among other issues, this investigation explores the following issues: the language (vacana) of the Buddha, the multilingualism and geopolitics, the home of Pali, and the origination of Pali. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words: &lt;/strong&gt;Buddhism; Pali language; Pali literatures&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DOI: 10.3329/dujl.v2i4.6899&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics &lt;/em&gt;Vol.2(4) August 2009 pp.43-57&lt;/p&gt;}, number={4}, journal={Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics}, author={Chowdhury, Chipamong}, year={2011}, month={Jan.}, pages={43–57} }