@article{ART003332297},
author={Yealim Kwon and Kyungrae Kim},
title={Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others},
journal={불교학리뷰},
issn={1975-2660},
year={2026},
number={39},
pages={9-34},
doi={10.29213/crbs..39.202604.9}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yealim Kwon
AU - Kyungrae Kim
TI - Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others
JO - 불교학리뷰
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 39
PB - Geumgang Center for Buddhist Studies
SP - 9
EP - 34
SN - 1975-2660
AB - There is a distinctive usage of plurals(bahuvacana) in Pāli which has been under-researched in the field: honorific plurals. This paper introduces textual evidence for early knowledge on the subject by citing Dhammapāla’s commentaries as well as the Rūpasiddhi and the Saddanīti. In characterizing Mūla and Aṭṭhakathāusages of honorific plurals, passages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka in the Jātakatthavaṇṇanā prove to be representative since they contain honorific plurals in first person, which are predominant in canonical texts, and honorific plurals of the second person pronoun unique to post-canonical texts. The latter is found in multitude in the Milindapañha and several commentaries, whereas the former is distributed sparsely across the canonical body. Evidences suggests that the second person pronoun honorific plurals in second person pronouns had likely been grammaticalized by the time when Milindapañha was composed and continued to be applied frequently by the early commentators such as Buddhaghosa, Dhammapāla and the author of the Jātakatthavaṇṇanā. Herein, this chronological development is examined using pericopes set in various pragmatic contexts. Since a detailed academic discussion of the subject has been lacking, most examples and analyses presented in this paper are new and therefore should contribute to enhancing our understanding of honorific plurals in Pāli.
KW - honorific plurals;garu-bahuvacana;Pāli grammar;Pāli-Aṭṭhakathā;the Jayaddisa Jātaka;second person pronoun.
DO - 10.29213/crbs..39.202604.9
ER -
Yealim Kwon and Kyungrae Kim. (2026). Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others. 불교학리뷰, 39, 9-34.
Yealim Kwon and Kyungrae Kim. 2026, "Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others", 불교학리뷰, no.39, pp.9-34. Available from: doi:10.29213/crbs..39.202604.9
Yealim Kwon, Kyungrae Kim "Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others" 불교학리뷰 39 pp.9-34 (2026) : 9.
Yealim Kwon, Kyungrae Kim. Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others. 2026; 39 : 9-34. Available from: doi:10.29213/crbs..39.202604.9
Yealim Kwon and Kyungrae Kim. "Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others" 불교학리뷰 no.39(2026) : 9-34.doi: 10.29213/crbs..39.202604.9
Yealim Kwon; Kyungrae Kim. Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others. 불교학리뷰, 39, 9-34. doi: 10.29213/crbs..39.202604.9
Yealim Kwon; Kyungrae Kim. Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others. 불교학리뷰. 2026; 39 9-34. doi: 10.29213/crbs..39.202604.9
Yealim Kwon, Kyungrae Kim. Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others. 2026; 39 : 9-34. Available from: doi:10.29213/crbs..39.202604.9
Yealim Kwon and Kyungrae Kim. "Honorific Plurals in Pāli and Its Chronological Development:Usages from the Jayaddisa Jātaka and Others" 불교학리뷰 no.39(2026) : 9-34.doi: 10.29213/crbs..39.202604.9
