DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
theravada
/,θɛrə'vɑdə/ · θɛrəvɑdə
Theravada has 4 syllables: ther · a · va · da.
ther
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a
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va
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da
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noun. One of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia.
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