Given the following passage  "Buddhist scriptures and other texts exist in great variety. Different schools of Buddhism place varying levels of value on learning the various texts. Some schools venerate certain texts as religious objects in themselves, while others take a more scholastic approach. Buddhist scriptures are mainly written in Pāli, Tibetan, Mongolian, and Chinese. Some texts still exist in Sanskrit and Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: Another ancient language similar in geographical origens to Sanskrit that several Buddhist scriptures were written in is?
A:
Pāli