Buddhism called Theravada, to find financial support. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
In doing so, they expand the very nature of what is known as the 'Theravada'. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
Buddhism such as Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism. From Wordnik.com. [Sandra Bullock says ‘Adopt a Negro!’: Why THE BLIND SIDE offends me | Obsessed With Film] Reference
Theravada emphasizes the practice of mindfulness meditation. From Wordnik.com. [Survey of the Basic Forms of Buddhism] Reference
In 190 BCE, the Dharmagupta School also split from Theravada. From Wordnik.com. [A Brief History of Buddhism in India before the Thirteenth-Century Invasions] Reference
The Theravada bhikshuni ordination lineage was then transmitted to. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Theravada Ordination Lineages] Reference
At the Third Council, Sarvastivada also broke away from Theravada. From Wordnik.com. [Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths ��� 3 Application to Mahamudra Practice] Reference
Theravada, here, observes how the changing feelings affect the mind. From Wordnik.com. [Overview of the Ninth Chapter of Bodhicharayavatara on Voidness] Reference
Theravada does not make a large distinction between Buddhas and arhats. From Wordnik.com. [Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths ��� 3 Application to Mahamudra Practice] Reference
The Theravada elders conceded that arhats are limited in their knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [A Brief History of Buddhism in India before the Thirteenth-Century Invasions] Reference
Theravada, for example, is the strongest in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burma. From Wordnik.com. [Current Situation of Buddhism in the World] Reference
The Theravada and Sarvastivada Schools each held their own fourth councils. From Wordnik.com. [A Brief History of Buddhism in India before the Thirteenth-Century Invasions] Reference
Theravada bhikshuni ordination lineage never reached these countries either. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Theravada Ordination Lineages] Reference
Dharmagupta agreed with Theravada that arhats do not have disturbing emotions. From Wordnik.com. [A Brief History of Buddhism in India before the Thirteenth-Century Invasions] Reference
Thus, one must not confuse the Tibetan presentation of Hinayana with Theravada. From Wordnik.com. [A Brief History of Buddhism in India before the Thirteenth-Century Invasions] Reference
Cambodians, like most Theravada Buddhists, celebrate their New Year in mid-April. From Wordnik.com. [Only in America: Ambassador Sichan Siv - From the Killing Fields to the White House] Reference
Theravada was used is in dispute, for the sake of simplicity we shall refer to this. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Theravada Ordination Lineages] Reference
This accords with the Theravada, Nichiren, and Vaibhashika/Sautrantika presentations. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Immeasurable Attitudes in Hinayana, Mahayana, and Bon] Reference
Eventually, Theravada tended to go more toward the south of India, Sri Lanka, and Burma. From Wordnik.com. [Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths ��� 3 Application to Mahamudra Practice] Reference
The vast proportions of these centers are from the Tibetan, Zen and Theravada traditions. From Wordnik.com. [Current Situation of Buddhism in the World] Reference
The more austere and monastically inclined Theravada regard Sariputta as a second founder. From Wordnik.com. [Buddha]
Full nuns, keeping 311 vows in Theravada, 348 in Dharmagupta, and 364 in Mulasarvastivada. From Wordnik.com. [A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part One: Background] Reference
Other Hinayana traditions do not record this council in the same manner as Theravada does. From Wordnik.com. [A Brief History of Buddhism in India before the Thirteenth-Century Invasions] Reference
Hinayana traditions extant today – Theravada (followed in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia) and. From Wordnik.com. [Issues in Buddhist Sexual Ethics] Reference
Nevertheless, I felt the event as an epochal one, and not only for women in Theravada practice. From Wordnik.com. [Sylvia Boorstein: Ordination of Bhikkhunis in the Theravada Tradition] Reference
The four immeasurable attitudes are included in the Theravada list of fifty-two mental factors. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Immeasurable Attitudes in Hinayana, Mahayana, and Bon] Reference
Thus, the Theravada ordination lineage of bhikshunis was not revived at that time in Sri Lanka. From Wordnik.com. [A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part One: Background] Reference
According to Theravada and Nichiren, it is the state of mind that rejoices in others 'happiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Immeasurable Attitudes in Hinayana, Mahayana, and Bon] Reference
Concerning immeasurable joy, Vasubandhu makes a significant shift here from the Theravada presentation. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Immeasurable Attitudes in Hinayana, Mahayana, and Bon] Reference
I should also point out that all of them are quite different from the Theravada presentation of how it works. From Wordnik.com. [The Mechanism of Karma: The Mahayana Presentation, Except for Gelug Prasangika ��� Session Two: Mental Factors Associated with Karma] Reference
Of the eighteen Hinayana schools that existed in ancient times, Theravada is the only one left in existence now. From Wordnik.com. [Basic Questions on Karma and Rebirth] Reference
Theravada now focuses on the manner in which the presence and absence of disturbing mental states affect the mind. From Wordnik.com. [Overview of the Ninth Chapter of Bodhicharayavatara on Voidness] Reference
These scriptures were preserved by Buddhists in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand who belonged to the Theravada school. From Wordnik.com. [Buddha]
They felt that the Theravada was too exclusive and that the Arahants hugged enlightenment selfishly to themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Buddha]
Theravada ( "tradition of the elders") Buddhism is also sometimes referred to as Hinayana ( "little vehicle") Buddhism. From Wordnik.com. [Cambodian Buddhism] Reference
The Theravada method of closely placing mindfulness on the body observes how the different types of breath affect the body. From Wordnik.com. [Overview of the Ninth Chapter of Bodhicharayavatara on Voidness] Reference
The Theravada tradition also points out that each of the ten far-reaching attitudes has three levels: ordinary, medium and highest. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Far-Reaching Attitudes in Theravada, Mahayana, and Bon] Reference
In the Theravada countries, only Sri Lanka has officially re-established the Theravada bhikshuni ordination, and that was in 1998 CE. From Wordnik.com. [A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part One: Background] Reference
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