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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 Buddhism's oldest...
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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...
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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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because of its
contents and
differences in
language and style.
According to
Theravada tradition, the
Abhidhamma Pitaka, and the
ancient Atthakathā (commentary)...
- ('awakening') or Buddhahood. In the
Early Buddhist schools, as well as
modern Theravāda Buddhism,
bodhisattva (or bodhisatta)
refers to
someone who has made a...
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modern Theravāda, the
relation between samatha and vip****anā is a
matter of dispute. Meditation-practice was
reinvented in the
Theravāda tradition...
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cosmology as
presented in
commentaries and
works of
Abhidharma in both
Theravāda and Mahāyāna traditions, is the end-product of an
analysis and reconciliation...
- Saṅgha
Theravāda Indonesia (Indonesian
Theravāda Saṅgha) is a
monastic organization of
Theravāda Buddhism in
Indonesia that was
formed on
October 23,...
- The
history of
Theravāda Buddhism begins in
ancient India,
where it was one of the
early Buddhist schools which arose after the
first schism of the Buddhist...
