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【therava^da
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'Doctrine of the Elders', is a name of the oldest form of the Buddha's teachings, handed down to us in the Pa^li language. According to tradition, its name is derived from the fact of having been fixed by 500 holy Elders of the Order, soon after the death of the Master.
Therava^da is the only one of the old schools of Buddhism that has survived among those which Maha^ya^nists have called 'Hinaya^na'. It is sometimes called Southern Buddhism or Pa^li Buddhism. It is found today in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Chittagong (East Bengal. ) - Cf. Guide, p. 60. - (App.). thi^na middha: 'sloth and torpor', constitute the 3rd of the 5 hindrances (ni^varana, q.v.). They may or may not, be associated with greedy consciousness (s. Tab. 23. 25, 27, 29 and II).
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