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Burmese
women paying homage to the Buddha |
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the death of the Buddha, many sects developed. Theravada
Buddhism is the oldest surviving sect. To distinguish
it from the larger Mahayana ("greater vehicle")
Buddhism, it was sometimes called Hinayana or "lesser
vehicle." Today Theravada is the preferred name,
though it is sometimes also called Southern Buddhism because
it exists primarily in South Asia. The Theravada texts
are written in the languate of Pali. |
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