The language of the Buddha is Pali, not Sanskrit.

… written in Aramaic, which today is only spoken in small communities in the Middle East. Similarly, Sanskrit, the language of the Buddha, as well as most Hindu texts, is considered a ‘dead’ language today.
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Nicole Dake
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The language of the Buddha is Pali, not Sanskrit.
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