Theravada

Etymology
, inherited from, from +.

Proper noun

 * 1)  A sect of Buddhism, whose teachings are based on Buddha's scriptures in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia, mainly in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. It tends to be conservative in contrast to the more liberal Mahayana, rejects reliance on celestial beings, and teaches non-universal salvation.

Translations

 * Bengali: থেরবাদ
 * Bulgarian: тхеравада
 * Burmese:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 南傳佛教,
 * Esperanto: Teravado
 * Indonesian: Therawada
 * Irish: Teireaváda
 * Isan:
 * Japanese: 上座部
 * Khmer: ថេរវាទ
 * Lao: ເຖລະວາດ
 * Lü:
 * Malayalam: ഥേരാവാദ ബുദ്ധമതം, സ്ഥവിരവാദം
 * Marathi: थेरवाद, स्थविरवाद
 * Portuguese: teravada
 * Shan:
 * Tamil: தேரவாதம், ஸ்தவிரவாதம்
 * Telugu: థేరవాదం
 * Thai:
 * Tibetan:
 * Vietnamese: Thượng toạ bộ

Noun

 * 1) A Buddhist of this particular school.