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The country has been a stronghold of Theravada Buddhism for centuries, and has hosted two ecumenical councils.

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...n religion first and then got in deep and existential contact to buddhism (Theravada & Thich Nhat Hanh), after first explorations beginning at Krishnamurti, the

...ing for edible wild mushrooms; and in meditation (Vipassana) and Buddhism (Theravada).

...ted to the study of Pali literature. Pali is the traditional language of [[Theravada]] [[Buddhism]], and the most important Pali texts are those constituting th ...had approached Pali via Sanskrit (and still do), while teaching within the Theravada tradition starts with the later, not the canonical, idiom. Warder, however,

...But I think it would be useful to have at least a two-sentence article on Theravada Buddhism. The sub-section on the topic under [[Buddhism]] tells one virtua ...t day actually believe and do. So there hasn't been all that much study of Theravada because it's fairly continuous with early Buddhism.

* Gombrich, Richard F. ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo'' (1988)

...f_P%C4%81%E1%B8%B7i_Buddhism_Second_Edition_Revised_]: grammar by a modern Theravada monk, with links to others

The '''Pali Canon''', or ''Tipiṭaka'', is the scripture collection of [[Theravada]] [[Buddhism]]. The name "Pali Canon" is a Western term, apparently invente Non-Theravada forms of [[Buddhism]], which at the present day group themselves under the

* Gombrich, Richard F. ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo'' (1988)

...that Western scholars have projected a Western paradigm of a "canon" onto Theravada, but it does not fit.[29]" This struck me as something that we might empha ...f, "Tipiṭaka", or vernacular equivalent...", does "the tradition" refer to Theravada Buddhism? If so, can we just say that? I've seen this "the tradition" lan

...ATC, Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia, Buddhist Maha Vihara Malaysia, Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia, Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia, Buddh

...hists to recommend contributors; he ended up with 7 Japanese professors, 3 Theravada monks and a Tibetan official; at [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.

...y increased the number of immigrants arriving from China, Vietnam, and the Theravada-practicing countries of southeast Asia. ...Zen]], [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and [[Vipassana]], which is an outgrowth of [[Theravada Buddhism]]. Because its membership tends strongly to be among educated, whi

...n heard of it. The (Western-biased) WP article on Buddhism has sections on Theravada, Zen and Vajrayana, which they treat as synonymous with Tibetan Buddhism, w

...e with its background in the Indian subcontinent. It is the language of [[Theravada]] [[Buddhism]], and in particular of the [[Pali Canon]]. Pali is closely r ...e language in East and West (the latter including Japan for this purpose). Theravada tradition holds that Pali is the root language, the language of reality, th

...eeting at Jalandhara {date not mentioned}. Since the people from Hinayana {Theravada} had not attended there, the sect was declared as the lesser vehicle and th

...was believed to have brought a sapling of the [[Bodhi tree]] to Sri Lanka. Theravada Buddhism has remained the dominant sect in Sri Lanka even during periods of * Gombrich, Richard F. ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo'' (1988)

...ouncil Pitaka; this council was held in Rangoon from 1954 to 1956 by all 5 Theravada countries], 40 volumes. As of 1968, the Burmese government did not permit a

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