states that the language "bears the epithet in consequence of the perfection of its grammatical structure".

Geographic origin

There is persistent confusion regarding the relationship of to the vernacular spoken in the ancient kingdom of Magadha, which was located in what is now Bihar. Beginning in the Theravada commentaries, Pali was identified with 'Magadhi', the language of the kingdom of Magadha, and this was

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