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The oldest surviving school of Buddhism based on the earliest recorded teachings of the historical Buddha found in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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noun
A Buddhist of this particular school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Theravada Buddhism
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Broader terms: Buddhism
Narrower terms: Hinayana, Hinayana Buddhism
History
Transliteration of Pali theravāda, inherited from Sanskrit स्थविरवाद (sthaviravāda, literally “doctrine of the elders”), from स्थविर (sthavira, “elder”) + वाद (vāda, “doctrine”).
Across languages
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