<p>Pāli does not have its own unique script. Historically, it has been written using various other scripts including Roman.</p>
<p>The Tipitaka, was first written down in the Sinhala script in Sri Lanka, around the 1st century BCE.</p>
<p>Sinhala has been used in Sri Lanka since about the 6th century BCE.</p>
<p>In Sinhala script Seeking the House Builder in Pali language is සෙඑකින්ග් ථෙ හොඋසෙ බුඉල්දෙර්</p>

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C.S.Cameron
<p>There is no Pali script. In Hindi Devanagari it is गहकारं गवेसन्तो</p>
<p>Gahakaram gavesanto: lit: &quot;<a href="https://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/dhp/verseload.php?verse=153" rel="nofollow noreferrer">I who have tried to find the builder of the house</a>&quot;</p>
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Dhamma Dhatu
<p>I'm looking to get a tattoo and have these word written in Pali. Can you help me with how to write this in Pali script?</p>

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There is no Pali script
Dhamma Dhatu
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There's no Pali script but you can get it written in Devanagari (script used by Sanskrit and Hindi), Thai, Sinhalese or Burmese.
ruben2020
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Gaha karaka........
Gaha = house.
Karaka = builder.
user26526
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In Hindi Devanagari  it is     गहकारं गवेसन्तो
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How do you write "Seeking the House Builder" in Pali script?
# How do you write "Seeking the House Builder" in Pali script?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-07-16)

I'm looking to get a tattoo and have these word written in Pali. Can you help me with how to write this in Pali script?

**Tags:** the-buddha, pali-language, first-turning

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: There is no Pali script  
> **username_2**: There's no Pali script but you can get it written in Devanagari (script used by Sanskrit and Hindi), Thai, Sinhalese or Burmese.  
> **username_3**: Gaha karaka........ Gaha = house. Karaka = builder.  
> **username_1**: In Hindi Devanagari  it is     गहकारं गवेसन्तो  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2024-07-23. Score: -1

Pāli does not have its own unique script. Historically, it has been written using various other scripts including Roman.

The Tipitaka, was first written down in the Sinhala script in Sri Lanka, around the 1st century BCE.

Sinhala has been used in Sri Lanka since about the 6th century BCE.

In Sinhala script Seeking the House Builder in Pali language is සෙඑකින්ග් ථෙ හොඋසෙ බුඉල්දෙර්


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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-07-23. Score: -1

There is no Pali script. In Hindi Devanagari it is गहकारं गवेसन्तो

Gahakaram gavesanto: lit: "[I who have tried to find the builder of the house](https://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/dhp/verseload.php?verse=153)"

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