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Theravada meaning in Myanmar

ထေရဝါဒ htera.wada.

/ˌtɛrəˈvɑːdə/

Theravada in Myanmar: ထေရဝါဒ (htera.wada.). In English, Theravada means the oldest surviving school of Buddhism based on the earliest recorded teachings of the historical Buddha found in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia.

Myanmar words for Theravada

school of Buddhism
ထေရဝါဒ htera.wada.

English meaning of Theravada

  1. proper noun The oldest surviving school of Buddhism based on the earliest recorded teachings of the historical Buddha found in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia.
  2. noun A Buddhist of this particular school.

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Questions about Theravada in Myanmar

What is the meaning of Theravada in Myanmar?
Theravada in Myanmar is ထေရဝါဒ (htera.wada.).
Theravada ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Theravada: ထေရဝါဒ (htera.wada.).
What does Theravada mean in English?
Theravada means the oldest surviving school of Buddhism based on the earliest recorded teachings of the historical Buddha found in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Theravada (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Myanmar words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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