A History of Indian Literature v2.c22.14
A History of Indian Literature v2.c22.14
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*Oldenberg* (Vinaya Piṭaka I, Introduction, p. 1 ff.) held the view that Buddhism was not introduced to Ceylon by Mahinda, as related in the Singhalese chronicles, but spread gradually over the Island from the neighbouring Kaliṅga land, and that Pāli is the language of the Kaliṅga land. There are, however, no proofs for this.