what does Theravada Buddhism mean?
THERAVADA BUDDHISM as NOUN
- Meaning
- 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
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Hypernyms(s) Theravada Buddhism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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