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... Theravada Buddhist revival . As a result of this revival , Sri Lanka became a Theravāda kingdom , with a sangha that was unified under Theravada auspices and a monarch who le- gitimated his rule in Theravada terms . The new Theravada ...
... Theravada Buddhist revival . As a result of this revival , Sri Lanka became a Theravāda kingdom , with a sangha that was unified under Theravada auspices and a monarch who le- gitimated his rule in Theravada terms . The new Theravada ...
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... ( Theravada ) school , which took a more conservative and elitist stance . According to Theravada accounts , a third council was called by King Aśoka at Pāțaliputta ( Patna ) about 250 BC . Moggaliputta Tissa , president of the council ...
... ( Theravada ) school , which took a more conservative and elitist stance . According to Theravada accounts , a third council was called by King Aśoka at Pāțaliputta ( Patna ) about 250 BC . Moggaliputta Tissa , president of the council ...
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... Theravada countries these narratives and romances have exerted a tremendous influence on everything from the fine ... Theravada countries and is still alive in Sri Lanka . Later Theravada literature . During and after the " re- vival ...
... Theravada countries these narratives and romances have exerted a tremendous influence on everything from the fine ... Theravada countries and is still alive in Sri Lanka . Later Theravada literature . During and after the " re- vival ...
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