Application process for Online Pāli English Course 2025 (9 months) will begin here in 1st week of Jan 2025.
Application process for Online Pāli HIndi Course 2025 (7 months) will begin here in 1st week of March 2025.
Welcome to Pāli Learning Portal of VRI
Importance of learning Pāli
Please listen to S.N. Goenkaji to understand the importance of learning Pāli
Click here to read English Translation of this video
How Should I learn Pāli?
Way 1:
Join the Online Pāli Hindi ( 7 month) or Online Pāli English ( 9 month) course organized by VRI.
Every year, Pāli English course starts in the 1st week of Feb ( applications open before one month)
Every year, Pāli Hindi course starts in the 1st week of April ( applications open before one month)
Way 2:
Self Study.
Till the time you join the online Pāli course or want to do self-study, download the free resources made available by VRI and start learning the Pāli by your own
Pali-Hindi Dictionary-Kausalyayan ( This dictionary is in PDF format where one can search perticular word)
Free Resources made available by VRI:
1.) Free Book : PALI PRIMER ( PDF Version)
Pali Primer by Lily de Silva - English
Pali Primer by Lily de Silva - Hindi
Pali Primer by Lily de Silva - Marathi
Book Description: This book is an introduction to Pāli language for beginners. It is based on the principle of teaching grammar through composition, using a gradually expanding vocabulary.
This book is intended as a companion volume to the book ‘Key to Pali Primer’ which contains exercises for translations into and from English language.
It is ideal for Vipassana meditators as well as non-meditators, interested in learning Pāli language and research scholars interested in the Buddha’s teaching.
2.) Free Book : KEY TO PALI PRIMER ( PDF Version)
Book Description: This book is a second part of the book published by VRI titled as ‘Pali primer’, which gives a basic introduction to Pāli language. This book contains answers to the exercises provided in the book ‘Pali primer.’
It is ideal for Vipassana meditators as well as non-meditators, interested in learning Pāli language and research scholars interested in the Buddha’s teaching.
3.) Entire Tipiṭaka ( Web Version)
Entire Tipiṭaka is available in 15 scripts (Devanagari, Roman, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Cyrillic, Bengali, Gurmukhi, Khmer, Myanmar, Sinhala, Thai, Tibetan.
4.) Entire Tipiṭaka on Windows Desktop/Laptop & iOS
( 144 Volumes, Each volume is of near about 400 pages)
Entire Tipiṭaka is available in 15 scripts (Devanagari, Roman, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Cyrillic, Bengali, Gurmukhi, Khmer, Myanmar, Sinhala, Thai, Tibetan)
5.) धम्मपद, धम्मवाणी संग्रह, अंगुत्तर निकाय- खंड १ ( तिक निपात: तक) का VRI प्रमाणित हिंदी अनुवाद
https://tipitaka.org/hindi-docs
Language: Hindi
आप इन अनुवादों के साथ पाली को पढ़ सकते हैं और पाली व्याकरण की सहायता से समझ सकते हैं।
Paid resources made available by VRI:
- PALI PRIMER : https://www.vridhamma.org/node/2739
- KEY TO PALI PRIMER : https://www.vridhamma.org/node/2740
- सरल पालि व्याकरण : https://www.vridhamma.org/node/5124, https://www.vridhamma.org/node/5125 (PDF) ( in Hindi only)
- घर-घर में पालि : https://www.vridhamma.org/node/5032, https://www.vridhamma.org/node/5034 ( PDF) ( in Hindi only)
with metta,
Vipassana Research Institute