Dictionary

Theravada en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌθɛrəˈvɑːdə/
• /ˌtɛrəˈvɑːdə/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A Buddhist of this particular school.

Forms

Theravada en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌθɛrəˈvɑːdə/
• /ˌtɛrəˈvɑːdə/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. The oldest surviving school of Buddhism based on the earliest recorded teachings of the historical Buddha found in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia.

Coordinates

Mahayana

Deriveds

Theravadan · Esoteric Theravada

Translations (29)

mr स्थविरवाद (school of Buddhism) · km ថេរវាទ (school of Buddhism) · ta தேரவாதம் (school of Buddhism) · ml ഥേരാവാദ ബുദ്ധമതം (school of Buddhism) · ne स्थविरवाद (school of Buddhism) · sa स्थविरवाद (school of Buddhism) · vi Thượng toạ bộ (school of Buddhism) · hi थेरवाद (school of Buddhism) · hu théraváda (school of Buddhism) · bn থেরবাদ (school of Buddhism) · ml സ്ഥവിരവാദം (school of Buddhism) · pl therawada (school of Buddhism) · cmn 小乘佛教 (school of Buddhism) · pt teravada (school of Buddhism) · ne थेरवाद (school of Buddhism) · eo Teravado (school of Buddhism) · mr थेरवाद (school of Buddhism) · cmn 上座部佛教 (school of Buddhism) · te థేరవాదం (school of Buddhism) · ja 上座部 (school of Buddhism) · bg тхеравада (school of Buddhism) · id Therawada (school of Buddhism) · ta ஸ்தவிரவாதம் (school of Buddhism) · lo ເຖລະວາດ (school of Buddhism) · ga Teireaváda (school of Buddhism) · cmn 南傳佛教 /南传佛教 (school of Buddhism) · hi स्थविरवाद (school of Buddhism) · my ထေရဝါဒ (school of Buddhism) · th เถรวาท (school of Buddhism)