7. Reference Works

● Pali Grammar Books

Introduction to Pali , by A. K. Warder. Pali Text Society (PTS), 1991, 3rd.

A Pali Grammar , by Wilhelm Geiger (English Trans.). Pali Text Society (PTS), 1994.

Syntax of the Cases in the Pali Nikayas , by O. H. de A. Wijesekera. Published by the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.


● Pali Dictionaries

Pali-English Dictionary , by T. W. Rhys Davids & William Stede. Pali Text Society (PTS), 1986.

English - Pali Dictionary , by A. P. Buddhadatta Mahathera. Pali Text Society (PTS), 1955. Reprint: Motilal Banarasidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 1989.

Concise Pali-English Dictionary , by A. P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, The Colombo Apothecaries' Co., Ltd., 1968.


1. Alphabets and Pronunciation (in Chinese and English)

2. Glossary (in Chinese and English)

3. Readings in Pali Texts (in English)

4. The Practical Pali Grammar (Chinese by Chi-lin Tsai. English version is under development)

5. Inflections (in English)

6. Reference (in Chinese and English)

7. Abbreviations (in English)

8. The Table of Transliteration

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