Here is another non-essential question born from a dead thing. Is Pali the native language of Buddha's birth town? Apparently the Shakyas are bilingual (according to wiki), and they derived from a **Munda** people (according to wiki). Was Pali spoken by Munda people? It makes me wonder if Buddha uttered, muttered the Pali b/c he was unfamiliar with it, or b/c maybe the language was a spontaneous birth? Instead, was Pali native to Magadha - according to wiki Buddha was born north of Magadha - where Buddha enlightened?
wiki (unreliable source) says :
> Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, lived much of his life in the
> kingdom of Magadha. He attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya,
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Dec 3, 2024, 07:28 PM
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