Theravada
noun/ˌθerəˈvɑːdə/
/ˌθerəˈvɑːdə/
(also Theravada Buddhism)
[uncountable]- one of the two major forms of Buddhism compare MahayanaTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originfrom Pali (an ancient Indian language) theravāda, literally ‘doctrine of the elders’, from thera ‘elder, old’ + vāda ‘speech, doctrine’.
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