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Noun theravada buddhism has 1 sense
- Theravada, Theravada Buddhism - 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 Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
--1 is a kind of Buddhism
--1 has particulars: Hinayana, Hinayana Buddhism
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