[INDOLOGY] Fwd: Wagner opera to be revived in a dead language

[L.S. Cousins]

That's a little unfair. What it actually says is:

"The ancient Indian language of Pali is the best surviving clue as to 
how people spoke in the Buddha’s day."

That's about right.

Lance Cousins


On 10/05/2013 16:42, Stella Sandahl wrote:
> Dear all,
> Just received this interesting message from a friend. I think it is
> worth sharing. So now we know what sakaaya niruttiyaa means, at least
> at Oxford.
> --
>
> Professor Stella Sandahl
> Department of East Asian Studies
> 130 St. George St. room 14087
> Toronto, ON M5S 3H1
> ssandahl at sympatico.ca <mailto:ssandahl at sympatico.ca>
> stella.sandahl at utoronto.ca <mailto:stella.sandahl at utoronto.ca>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> **
>> Dear Stella,
>>
>> An intriguing idea. A pity, though, that they seem to think the
>> Buddha spoke Pali.
>>
>> http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2013/05/wagner-opera-to-be-revived-in-a-dead-language.html
>>
>>