Theravada

See also: theravāda

English

Transliteration of Pali theravāda, inherited from Sanskrit स्थविरवाद (sthaviravāda, literally “doctrine of the elders”), from स्थविर (sthavira, “elder”) + वाद (vāda, “doctrine”).

Theravada

(Buddhism) 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.

school of Buddhism

Bengali: থেরবাদ (therbad)
Bulgarian: тхеравада (theravada)
Burmese: ထေရဝါဒ (my) (htera.wada.)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小乘佛教 (zh) (Xiǎochéng Fójiào), 南傳佛教／南传佛教 (Nánchuán Fójiào), 上座部佛教 (zh) (Shàngzuòbù Fójiào)
Esperanto: Teravado
Indonesian: Therawada
Irish: Teireaváda m
Isan: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: 上座部 (じょうざぶ, jōzabu)
Khmer: ថេរវាទ (theeriəviət)
Lao: ເຖລະວາດ (thē la wāt)
Lü: please add this translation if you can
Malayalam: ഥേരാവാദ ബുദ്ധമതം (thērāvāda buddhamataṁ), സ്ഥവിരവാദം (sthaviravādaṁ)
Marathi: थेरवाद (thervād), स्थविरवाद (sthavirvād)
Portuguese: teravada m
Shan: please add this translation if you can
Tamil: தேரவாதம் (tēravātam), ஸ்தவிரவாதம் (staviravātam)
Telugu: థేరవాదం (thēravādaṁ)
Thai: เถรวาท (th) (těe-rá-wâat)
Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: Thượng toạ bộ

Theravada (plural Theravadas)

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