The present paper examines the form and function of Pali discourses as orally transmitted material. The first part takes up formal elements, such as "sound similarities", the "principal of waxing syllables", the frequent use of "repetition", and "pericopes". The second part turns to functional aspects of the Pali oral tradition, examining its "purposes" and the "reciters" responsible for its performance.
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Abstract 5 1.1 Formal Elements - Sound Similarities 5 1.2 Formal Elements - The Principle of Waxing Syllables 6 1.3 Formal Elements - Repetition 8 1.4 Formal Elements - Pericope Variations 10 2.1 Formal Aspects - The Purposes of Recitation 14 2.2 Formal Aspects - The Reciters 17 Conclusion 20 Abbreviations 20 References 21 Notes 25