- of Buddhism's
oldest existing school. The school's adherents,
termed Theravādins (anglicized from Pali theravādī), have
preserved their version of Gautama...
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Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century
Sinhalese Theravādin Buddhist commentator, translator, and philosopher. He
worked in the
great monastery (mahāvihāra) at...
- of
decorum for monks,
along with
penalties for transgression, in the
Theravadin tradition. The
precise content of the
Vinaya Pitaka (scriptures on the...
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karmic effects over time. The Kathāvatthu also
records debate by the
Theravādins with the
Andhakas (who may have been Mahāsāṃghikas)
regarding whether...
- century, the
Theravādins of the Mahāvihāra in Sri
Lanka attempted to
identify themselves with the
original Sthavira sect. The
Theravādin Dīpavaṃsa clarifies...
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General Butprast Dhimmi (non-Muslims)
Heathen Jahiliyyah Kafir Infidel Pagan Theravādins Hīnayāna Non-Mahāyānists Hīnayāna...
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literal sense,
since it
includes teachings by disciples. The
traditional Theravādin (Mahavihārin)
interpretation of the Pali
Canon is
given in a
series of...
-
Eight Precepts on w****ly
observance days is
still widely practiced in all
Theravadin Buddhist countries and
communities worldwide.
Based on pre-Buddhist sāmaṇa...
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Abhayagiri is a
Theravadin Buddhist monastery of the Thai
Forest Tradition in
Redwood Valley, California. Its
chief priorities are the
teaching of Buddhist...
- teacher. He was born in
Germany in 1962, and went
forth in 1995 in the
Theravādin monastic tradition of Sri Lanka. He is best
known for his comparative...
