theravada buddhism

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noun
  1. 1

    one of two great schools of buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of buddhism that adheres to pali scriptures and the nontheistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of sri lanka (ceylon) and myanmar (burma) and thailand and laos and cambodia

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