While Gautama Buddha was probably familiar with what is now called Sanskrit, he preferred to teach in local languages, and at one point ruled against translating his teachings into Vedic, saying that to do so would be foolish.
Gautama Buddha was probably familiar with what is now called Sanskrit. He preferred to teach in local languages, and at one point, saying that to do so would be foolish. This one point was ruled against translating his teachings into Vedic.