Pali Studies for Pali Tipitaka Education

Abstract

This academic article attempted to illustrate the necessity of Pali study and foundational texts used for comprehensive knowledge of Pali language, i.e. 4 types of Saddavisesa scripture; 1) Grammar group which content on main principle of language such as Kaccayana, Moggallana and Saddanitipakarana etc., 2) Nighandu group dealing with word treasury, dictionary such as Abhidhandipika, Ekakkharakosa etc., 3) Prosody group which deals with regulation of word placing such as stress and soft accent in various forms, for example Vuttodaya scripture, Chandomanjari scripture etc. and 4) Ketabha scripture group is scripture employing with sound embellishment and its meaning for beautiful phonetics such as Subodhalangkara scripture etc. In addition, the article also has presented how to analyze Pali term based on Saddavisesa texts, i.e.  Anevati ((he) follows), Anapayini in verse ‘Chayava Anapayini (like the shadow follows oneself) and Tidasa (Tavatinsa heaven) as an significant example for formal education of Pali Tipitaka study.