Theravada definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: one of ... and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia [syn: Theravada, Theravada Buddhism] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Pali therav?da, literally ... Buddhism, practised in Burma (now Myanmar), Thailand, etc. Etymology: Pali theravada f. thera elder, old + vada speech, doctrine
Theravada Buddhism definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: one ... and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia [syn: Theravada, Theravada Buddhism]
... own efforts 2: an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri ... noun Etymology: Sanskrit h?nay?na lesser vehicle Date: 1868 Theravada • Hinayanist noun • Hinayanistic adjective Oxford Reference Dictionary n. = THERAVADA. Etymology: Skr. f. hina lesser + yana vehicle
... 5th cent. BC in which the most essential documents of Theravada Buddhism are written. Linguistically, Pali is a homogenization of the ... transmitted. According to the tradition of Sri Lankan chronicles, the Theravada canon was first written down in the 1st cent. BC ...
... Pali canon, and teaching social concern and universal salvation — compare Theravada • Mahayanist noun or adjective • Mahayanistic adjective Britannica Concise One of ... Japan, and Tibet. Mahayanists distinguish themselves from the more conservative Theravada Buddhists of Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Whereas ...
... from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Sanskrit p?li row ... Aryan language used as the liturgical and scholarly language of Theravada Buddhism — see Indo-European languages table Oxford Reference Dictionary n ...
... round of rebirths constitutes enlightenment, or the experience of nirvana. Theravada Buddhism conceives of nirvana as tranquillity and peace; Mahayana Buddhism ...
... texts emphasize differences between the Mahasanghikas and the Theravadins (see Theravada) regarding the nature of the Buddha and sainthood. The Mahasanghikas ...