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Theravada

Theravada

English

Proper noun

Theravada

(Buddhism) A school of Buddhism widely practised in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world.

Translations

school of Buddhism

Bulgarian: тхеравада ‎(theravada)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 乘佛教 ‎(chéng fó jiào)
Esperanto: Teravado

Irish: Búdachas Theireaváda m, Teireaváda m
Japanese: 上座部 ‎(じょうざぶ, jōzabu)
Lao: ເຖລະວາດ ‎(thē la wāt)
Portuguese: teravada m
Thai: เถรวาท (th) ‎(théiravâad)

Noun

Theravada ‎(plural Theravadas)

A Buddhist of this particular school.