Associations to the word «Theravada»
Noun
- Buddhist
- Pali
- Buddhism
- Laos
- Buddha
- Ordination
- Nirvana
- Burma
- Wat
- Siam
- Cambodia
- Myanmar
- Hinduism
- Lanka
- Confucianism
- Monk
- Hindu
- Thailand
- Pagan
- Tibetan
- Meditation
- Maha
- Ceylon
- Canon
- Southeast
- Sri
- Precept
- Dharma
- Pagoda
- Nun
- Enlightenment
- Mon
- Scripture
- Kingship
- Sanskrit
- Tradition
- Shan
- Karma
- Zen
- Sect
- Bud
- Rebirth
- Lineage
- Brunei
- Ava
- Nepal
- Asia
- Resurgence
- Insight
- Monastery
- Orthodoxy
- Shin
- Purification
- Sutra
- Rana
- Chiang
- Tai
- Thong
- Vietnamese
- Ari
- Religion
- Mai
- Teaching
- Yunnan
- Indochina
- Islamic
- Commentary
- Malay
- Doctrine
- Chanting
- Polity
- Java
- Mainland
- Islam
- Tibet
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
THERAVADA, proper noun. (Buddhism) A school of Buddhism widely practised in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world.
THERAVADA, noun. A Buddhist of this particular school.
Dictionary definition
THERAVADA, 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.
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