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Pls help!!! what does theravada mean?​

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The name means 'the doctrine of the elders' - the elders being the senior Buddhist monks. ... This school of Buddhism believes that it has remained closest to the original teachings of the Buddha.

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Theravāda is the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism it means the 'doctrine of the elders'

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