one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through one's own efforts; chiefly in Sri_Lanka (Ceylon); Myanmar (Burma); Thailand; Cambodia
a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
an offensive name for Theravada Buddhism
a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one''s own efforts
an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia
