Theravāda Buddhism

GPTKB entity

Statements (71)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:religion
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:emphasizes gptkb:meditation
monastic life
personal enlightenment
gptkbp:founded 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:goal arhatship
gptkbp:highestGoal gptkb:Nirvana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Theravāda Buddhism
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Sutta_Pitaka
gptkb:Vinaya_Pitaka
gptkb:Dhammapada
gptkb:Visuddhimagga
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Buddhism_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:influencedBy early Buddhist teachings
gptkbp:layPractice gptkb:Five_Precepts
gptkb:meditation
Dana (generosity)
gptkbp:mainDeity none (non-theistic)
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Pāli
gptkbp:meditationType gptkb:Samatha
gptkb:Vipassana
gptkbp:monasticCode gptkb:Patimokkha
gptkbp:monasticCommunity gptkb:Bhikkhu_Sangha
gptkb:Bhikkhuni_Sangha
gptkbp:nameMeaning Teaching of the Elders
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Asalha_Puja
gptkb:Magha_Puja
gptkb:Vesak
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Ajahn_Chah
gptkb:Ajahn_Mun
gptkb:Bhikkhu_Bodhi
gptkb:Buddhaghosa
gptkb:Mahasi_Sayadaw
gptkb:Mahinda
gptkb:Narada_Mahathera
gptkb:Nyanaponika_Thera
gptkb:Ananda_Metteyya
gptkb:Sayadaw_U_Pandita
gptkbp:opposedBy Bodhisattva ideal as primary goal
gptkbp:ordinationDate gptkb:Upasampadā
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Vietnam
Western countries
gptkbp:relatedTradition gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:religiousOrder gptkb:Sangha
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Pāli
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Tipitaka
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Pāli_Canon
gptkbp:separates early Buddhist schools
gptkbp:teaches gptkb:Dependent_Origination
gptkb:Four_Noble_Truths
gptkb:Noble_Eightfold_Path
gptkb:Three_Marks_of_Existence
gptkb:Three_Jewels
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jhāna
gptkb:Mahāyāna_Buddhism
gptkb:upāsaka_(male)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5