theravada buddhism

Noun theravada buddhism has 1 sense

• theravada buddhism(n = noun.cognition) theravada - 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 non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia;
is a kind of buddhism
has particulars: hinayana, hinayana buddhism