theravada
Meaning of theravada
noun
the more conservative of the two major traditions of Buddhism (the other being Mahayana), which developed from Hinayana Buddhism. It is practised mainly in Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.
from Pali theravāda, literally ‘doctrine of the elders’, from thera ‘elder, old’ + vāda ‘speech, doctrine’.
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Hyphenation of theravada
ther-avada
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- theravada is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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Words that rhyme with theravada
Vada, vada, Lavada, Navada, Theravada, muscavada, Nevada, nevada, Alvada, Orovada, Arvada, Truvada
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