Theravada - Definition
theravada
n 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
non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the
dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma)
and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia [syn: Theravada,
Theravada Buddhism]