Theravada

n. 小乘佛教（主要流传于斯里兰卡、缅甸、泰国和柬埔寨）

发音

/ˌtɛrəˈvɑːdə/
/ˌθɛrəˈvɑːdə/

词形变化

Theravadas 复数 Theravadas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Buddhist of this particular school.

name
  1. 1.

    The oldest surviving school of Buddhism based on the earliest recorded teachings of the historical Buddha found in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia.

    小乘佛教

    南传佛教

    上座部佛教

    宗教

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

Buddhism

词源

Transliteration of Pali theravāda, inherited from Sanskrit स्थविरवाद (sthaviravāda, literally “doctrine of the elders”), from स्थविर (sthavira, “elder”) + वाद (vāda, “doctrine”).

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