Theravada Buddhism

Based on the texts of the Tipiṭaka or Pali Canon, this tradition is historically established in Southeast Asia, notably in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia

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Theravāda Buddhism is one of the oldest forms of Buddhism, often called the “Way of the Elders”. Based on the texts of the Tipiṭaka or Pali Canon, this tradition is historically established in Southeast Asia, notably in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

In the traditions of Mahāyāna Buddhism and Vajrayāna Buddhism,
Theravāda is sometimes designated by the term hīnayana, meaning Lesser Vehicle, now considered pejorative. It emphasises monastic discipline, meditation—notably vipassanā—and the direct study of the Buddha’s teachings, aiming at the attainment of nibbāna (nirvana).

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