Date: Wed 26 Mar to 11 Jun 2025 (12 lessons)
Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Venue: Buddhist Library
Fees: $50^
Trainer: Venerable Dr. Wiloye Wimalajothi (“Bhante Jothi”)
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About this Programme
Pali is the language used to preserve the Buddhist canon of the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which is regarded as the oldest complete collection of Buddhist texts surviving in an Indian language. To learn the Pali language, one can do self-study, using online references or books. Many people find that they learn better in a group, either in a classroom setting or in a study group. For many of us, the goal is not to become expert of the language, but simply to learn the basics of the language to help us understand the suttas and the Buddha’s teachings better.
In this course, students will get acquainted with Pali by going through lessons from the esteemed Venerable A.P. Buddhadatta’s The New Pali Course – Part I (viewable here). The trainer Bhante Jothi will use the latter to teach the course.
Hard copy printouts from The New Pali Course will also be made available for students attending the class.
