the statements of elders; what the elders say.

Theravāda: ‘Doctrine of the Elders’, is a name of the oldest form of the Buddha’s teachings, handed down to us in the Pāli language….

…hence kammically neutral qualities, which however contradicts the Theravāda conception. Cf. Guide V, 88, 108, 139.

…three aspirations is, however, frequently found in present-day Theravāda countries, e.g. in Sri Lanka.

Elders: the teaching of the: theravāda

…Forth, by Sumana Samanera WHEEL 27/28 and

Ordination in Theravāda Buddhism WHEEL 56.

…or uncreated states asankhata dharma - a view that is rejected in Kath. see: Guide. p. 70. Theravāda Buddhism recognizes only…

…the original doctrine (= theravāda) Dpvs.iv.13.

• -vādin one who proclaims the highest good (of the Buddha)…

…a term identical with theravāda, the doctrine of the Elders i.e. the original teaching of the Buddhist church…

…traditional teaching; later as heterodox teaching sectarian teaching (opp. theravāda orthodox doctrine) Mil.148; Dpvs.v.30; Mhbv.96.

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