Buddhist Theravada tradition

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:religion
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:emphasizes original teachings of the Buddha
gptkbp:focusesOn individual enlightenment
gptkbp:founded 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:goal gptkb:Arhatship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buddhist Theravada tradition
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:early_Buddhist_councils
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Pali
gptkbp:monasticCode Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:nameMeaning Teaching of the Elders
gptkbp:notableFaculty gptkb:Ajahn_Chah
gptkb:Buddhaghosa
gptkb:Mahasi_Sayadaw
gptkb:Nyanaponika_Thera
gptkb:Ananda_Metteyya
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Vesak
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Abhidhamma_Pitaka
gptkb:Sutta_Pitaka
gptkb:Vinaya_Pitaka
gptkb:Dhammapada
gptkb:Visuddhimagga
gptkb:Bhavana_(mental_development)
Vipassana meditation
Dana (generosity)
Sila (morality)
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Mahavihara
gptkb:Shwedagon_Pagoda
Wat Pho
gptkbp:oldestSchoolOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:opposedBy Bodhisattva ideal as primary goal
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:region gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:religiousOrder gptkb:Sangha
gptkbp:school gptkb:Hinayana
gptkbp:scripture Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:teaches gptkb:Dependent_Origination
gptkb:Four_Noble_Truths
gptkb:Noble_Eightfold_Path
gptkb:Three_Marks_of_Existence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U_Ba_Khin_tradition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7