English Explanatory Dictionary

Theravada

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.
noun
  1. A Buddhist of this particular school.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɛrəˈvɑːdə/ /ˌθɛrəˈvɑːdə/

Word forms

Theravada Theravadas

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali theravāda, inherited from Sanskrit स्थविरवाद (sthaviravāda, literally “doctrine of the elders”), from स्थविर (sthavira, “elder”) + वाद (vāda, “doctrine”).

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