Theravada

[ ther-uh-vah-duh ]

nounBuddhism.

Hinayanist name for Hinayana.

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How to use Theravada in a sentence

While there are individual cases of fully ordained nuns in both the Theravada and the Tibetan traditions, the rarity of these cases made a continuous lineage practically impossible.
Buddhist Nuns And Female Scholars Are Gaining New Leadership Roles, In A Tradition That Began With The Ordination Of Buddha’s Foster Mother | LGBTQ-Editor | December 9, 2021 | No Straight News
Thailand is a unique society in the modern world: a Theravada Buddhist monarchy with a parliamentary system.
Thailand on the Brink | Lawrence Osborne | April 26, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Theravada

Theravada

/ (ˌθɛrəˈvɑːdə) /

noun

the southern school of Buddhism, the name preferred by Hinayana Buddhists for their doctrines

Origin of Theravada

from Pali: doctrine of the elders

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