October 21, 2024 at 2:18 pm
#52516
Keymaster
Yes. You are correct in that case. I revised it as follows:
3. Pāli is a phonetic language. The Tipiṭaka was faithfully transmitted for hundreds of years because verses were formulated for easy memorization. Grammar rules are different in Pāli. That is clear in verses “Buddhaṃ Saranam gacchāmi” and “Dhamman Saranam gacchāmi,” for example.
- There is no apparent subject in the above verse. The first, of course, means, “I take refuge in the Buddha,” but “I” is missing in “Buddhaṃ Saranam gacchāmi” because it is taken into account as “Buddhaṃ Saranam gacchāmi.”