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It is practiced by ...</span> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Theravada_Buddhism&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQ0gJ6BAgFEAU&usg=AOvVaw3spZjrnsGUnOtxnVBoeA6A">History of Theravada Buddhism</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Forest_Tradition&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQ0gJ6BAgFEAY&usg=AOvVaw0pYrpcwykmRL2_6S-2yvTN">Thai Forest Tradition</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sthavira_nik%25C4%2581ya&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQ0gJ6BAgFEAc&usg=AOvVaw34MjauhXdSyWFolYC-rlGo">Sthavira nikāya</a> <span class="fYyStc"> · </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinayana&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQ0gJ6BAgFEAg&usg=AOvVaw2jvdVeJAOINTys9qOFf8Xe">Hinayana</a> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><table class="ZuwI5d"><tbody><tr><td> <span class="qXLe6d x3G5ab"> <span class="fYyStc">Theravada</span> </span> <span class="qXLe6d F9iS2e"> <span class="fYyStc">Religion</span> </span> </td><td><a href="/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQndQBegQIDBAF&usg=AOvVaw083gWgdJTYRzaLDMGngLXz"><img class="qPa7sb" alt="Theravada" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_PLjjXSkKVN89sKdjl-t2tYcGUQRc_sFKaUcTqtuHakEvSIzEKRZmuA&s=0" style="max-width:72px;max-height:72px"/></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="AS66f"> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Theravāda is the most commonly accepted name of the oldest existing vehicle of Buddhism, the other name being Hinayana. The vehicle's adherents, termed Theravādins, have preserved their version of Gautama Buddha's teaching or dhamma in the Pāli...</span> <span class="fYyStc"> </span> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQmhN6BAgMEAc&usg=AOvVaw1viq9B1zSkCT4WOKSrict5">Wikipedia</a> </span> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://theconversation.com/what-is-theravada-buddhism-a-scholar-of-asian-religions-explains-205737&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQFnoECA4QAg&usg=AOvVaw28KeQvBLF6XazGgE9S_2P5"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">What is Theravada Buddhism? A scholar of Asian religions explains</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">theconversation.com › what-is-theravada-buddhism-a-scholar-of-asian-reli...</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">31 May 2023</span> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad"> · </span> <span class="fYyStc">Theravada, which means “the way of the elders,” is one of the two main schools of Buddhism. Its adherents consider Theravada to be the most ...</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/theravada_1.shtml&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQFnoECA8QAg&usg=AOvVaw1Wqju944N37OjE6uVHgM8h"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Theravada Buddhism - BBC</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.bbc.co.uk › religions › buddhism › subdivisions › theravada_1</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">2 Oct 2002</span> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad"> · </span> <span class="fYyStc">Theravada Buddhism emphasises attaining self-liberation through one's own efforts. 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</span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://tricycle.org/beginners/decks/theravada/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQFnoECAYQAg&usg=AOvVaw16koZhmZoFSt4RjGsXq-JO"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Inside the Theravada Tradition - Tricycle: The Buddhist Review</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">tricycle.org › Home › Level 2</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Theravada, the “way of the elders,” rests on core Buddhist teachings and is the predominant form of Buddhism in Southeast Asia, where it has been practiced ...</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/whats-thera/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQFnoECAkQAg&usg=AOvVaw0Uk5oxazGymYWR9_HMOa1K"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Buddhist Studies: What is Theravada Buddhism? - BuddhaNet</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.buddhanet.net › Buddhist Studies › Buddhist World</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Theravada (Pali: thera “elders” + vada “word, doctrine”), the “Doctrine of the Elders,” is the name for the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural ...</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.accesstoinsight.org/theravada.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQFnoECAoQAg&usg=AOvVaw2QJWT9OgDHaos5bpK9nU4o"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">What is Theravada Buddhism? - Access to Insight</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.accesstoinsight.org › theravada</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Theravada (pronounced — more or less — "terra-VAH-dah"), the "Doctrine of the Elders," is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from ...</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.lionsroar.com/buddhism/theravada/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjf5Zzow_WJAxXf1DgGHZC1K8AQFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw36Nc6zNZJYFJW_RYV1v8kB"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">What is Theravada? | Buddhism A–Z - Lion's Roar</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.lionsroar.com › buddhism › theravada</span> </span> </a></div><div 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