| 释义 |
Theravada/θerəˈvɑ:də/n. a more conservative form of Buddhism, practised in Sri Lanka, Burma (now Myanmar), Thailand, etc. 小乘佛教(佛教中比较保守的一个分支，流行于斯里兰卡、缅甸和泰国等东南亚国家) [Pali theravɑˉda, literally ‘doctrine of the elders’, from thera ‘elder, old’ + vɑˉda ‘speech, doctrine’] |