上座部 shàngzuòbù

  1. shàngzuòbù proper noun Theravāda
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: From Pali: theravāda, Japanese: jōzabu; a Buddhist tradition practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (BL 'Theravāda', pp. 904-905; FGDB '南傳佛教')
  2. shàngzuòbù proper noun Sthaviranikāya
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sthaviravāda (reconstructed), Japanese: jōzabu, Tibetan: 'phags pa gnas brtan pa; an early Buddhist school, literally meaning 'School Of The Elders'. This school was earlier than the Theravāda (BL '*Sthaviranikāya', pp. 858-859; FGDB '上座部'; Mahāvyutpatti 'āryasthavirah'; SH '上座部', p. 56).

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