Theravada
noun /ˌθerəˈvɑːdə/
  /ˌθerəˈvɑːdə/
 (also Theravada Buddhism)
 [uncountable]- one of the two major forms of Buddhism compare MahayanaTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originfrom Pali (an ancient Indian language) theravāda, literally ‘doctrine of the elders’, from thera ‘elder, old’ + vāda ‘speech, doctrine’.