Pali and Prakrit — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Standardization of the Pali Canon (Aluvihare Council)

1st Century BCE

While not a legal 'judgment,' the formal commitment of the Pali Tripitaka to writing in Sri Lanka during the reign of King Valagamba at the Aluvihare monastery represents a…

Scholarly Classification of Prakrit Dialects (Ancient Grammarians)

5th-10th Century CE (e.g., Vararuchi, Hemachandra)

Ancient Indian grammarians like Vararuchi (Prakritaprakasha) and Hemachandra (Siddha-Hema-Shabdanushasana) undertook the monumental task of systematically classifying and…