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Theravāda (/ˌtɛrəˈvɑːðə/; lit. 'School of the Elders'; Chinese: 上座部佛教; Vietnamese: Thượng tọa bộ) is the most
commonly accepted name of one of Buddhism's...
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extent in most of
Western academia,
Buddhism is
separated into two groups:
Theravāda (lit. 'the
Teaching of the Elders' or 'the
Ancient Teaching'), and Mahāyāna...
- In the
later commentarial tradition,
which has
survived in present-day
Theravāda, dhyāna is
equated with "concentration", a
state of one-pointed absorption...
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generally recognized by scholars:
Theravāda (lit. 'School of the Elders') and Mahāyāna (lit. 'Great Vehicle'). The
Theravada tradition emphasizes the attainment...
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Theravada Sanskrit (SA) –
primarily Mahayana Bengali (BN) –
Theravada Sinhala (SI) –
Theravada Burmese (MY) –
Theravada Karen (KAR) –
Theravada Khmer...
- In many
countries of
South Asia and
South East Asia, the
traditional new year is
calculated on the sun's
entry into the
constellation Aries as per the...
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because of its
contents and
differences in
language and style.
According to
Theravada tradition, the
Abhidhamma Pitaka, and the
ancient Atthakathā (commentary)...
- The
Theravada Abhidhamma tradition, also
known as the
Abhidhamma Method,
refers to a
scholastic systematization of the
Theravāda school's understanding...
- ('awakening') or Buddhahood. In the
Early Buddhist schools, as well as
modern Theravāda Buddhism,
bodhisattva (or bodhisatta)
refers to
someone who has made a...
- In
modern Theravāda, the
relation between samatha and vip****anā is a
matter of dispute. Meditation-practice was
reinvented in the
Theravāda tradition...
