the last remaining Hinayana School, popular in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Burma.
"Vehicle of the Elders", Buddhism of Ceylon, Thailand, Burma, Laos.
Way of the elders, Buddhism of the southern school found in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, parts of south Vietnam and parts of Malaysia and Indonesia
Way of the elders. A principal school of Buddhism, established in Sri Lanka and South East Asia. Also found in the West.
( ter aù vaù daù) The remaining orthodox school of Buddhism, which adheres closely to the earliest scriptures and emphasizes individual efforts to liberate the mind from suffering.
The Way of the Elders. The southern branch of Buddhism. More doctrinally conservative than Mahayana (narrower conception of what is canonical). Strong focus on correct practice and right conduct.
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 nontheistic ideal of self purification to Nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
Modern school of Buddhism, found mainly in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, parts of Vietnam), claiming to represent a pure form of the original teachings of the historical Buddha SHAKYAMUNI and to go back to one of the EARLY SCHOOLS of Buddhism (q.v.).
(S "tradition of the elders") Southern or Lesser Vehicle Buddhism
Literally, "School of the Elders." Aso known as Hinayana. One of the three major forms of Buddhism, Theravada is considered to be the original and orthodox form of Buddhism. See also Hinayana and Vajrayana.
Thera, an elder; a fully ordained monk who has past ten rainy seasons. Theravada is the doctrine of the Theras, i.e. the teaching of Southern Buddhism. It is one of the traditional 18 sects of Hinayana Buddhism. This form of Buddhism emerged out of Mahinda's mission to Sri Lanka (Ceylon) during Ashoka's region. They are apparently very closely related to the orthodox Vibhajyavada doctrine of Ashoka's time and represent the sole remaining Hinayanist sect today. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in S.E. Asian countries, e.g. Thailand, Sri Lanka, etc. (see Mahayana).
literally, "the School of Elders," the orthodox, original form of Buddhism followed in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia
(stream of Buddhism): Emphasizes precepts, isolation from society. See Mahayana.
The "Teachings of the Elders" - the only one of the early schools of Buddhism to have survived into the present; currently the dominant form of Buddhism in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Burma.
Sanskrit; literally, "the School of the Elders"; one of the three major schools of Buddhism which is widely practiced in the countries of Southeast Asia; its teachings focus on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path; also pejoratively referred to as the Hinayana, or "Lesser Vehicle," school due to its emphasis on personal rather than collective liberation.
the way of the elders; the sect which accepts only the Pali scriptures
(Sanskrit): the southern school of Buddhism, including Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burma.
One of the eighteen schools into which the Hinayana split not long after Shakyamuni Buddha's death; the dominant Hinayana school today, prevalent in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Burma, and well represented in the West.
(Skt); gnas brtan sde pa’ (Tib). The way of the elders. This is the first of the three vehicles, which stresses morality, discipline and the attainment of individual liberation. The followers of this tradition concentrate on the Hinayana sutras, which arose out of the first turning of the Wheel of Dharma. These were codified to form a canon in the Pali language. See also Hinayana.
literally, "the way of the elders;" it focuses on the devotion to and support of the Sangha (the monastic community) as the primary source of teaching and example for the laity. Theravadin Buddhism was given definitive form and substance in Sri Lanka during the 3rd century BCE, due to the missionary efforts of India's King Ashoka. From Sri Lanka, the Theravada tradition spread to Southeast Asia, where it continues to be the dominant form of Buddhism. Theravada is the more proper term for Hinayana. See also Arhat and Mahayana.
Theravada (PÄli: थेरवाद theravÄda; Sanskrit: सà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¿à¤°à¤µà¤¾à¤¦ sthaviravÄda; literally, "the Way of the Elders") is the oldest surviving Buddhist school, and for many centuries has been the predominant religion of Sri Lanka (about 70% of the population.) and continental Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and parts of southwest China and of Vietnam and Bangladesh). It is also found in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is also gaining popularity in Singapore and Australia.