Etymology

Theravada

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Today it means: A Buddhist of this particular school. Full definition →

Sanskrit स्थविरवाद
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromस्थविरवाद
  2. English todayTheravada

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

Words from the same roots

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Theravadin

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