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What does the word Theravada mean?

Asked by talljasperman (21916points) June 18th, 2013
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the belief-o-matic said I was 100% Theravada Buddhism.

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It means doctrine of the elders. It is one of the original sects of the Buddhism and uses the Tipitaka, which is the earliest recording of Buddha’s teachings, as scripture.

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Secular Humanism for me.

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