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Theravāda

Theravāda, the 'Way of the Elders', is the oldest surviving Buddhist tradition, preserving the Pāli canon and the cultivation of calm and insight (śamatha–vipassanā) toward liberation. It remains dominant across Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.

Origin: c. 3rd c. BCE
Geographical roots: Sri Lanka / SE Asia
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Historical development

Theravāda, the 'Way of the Elders', is the oldest surviving Buddhist tradition, preserving the Pāli canon and the cultivation of calm and insight (śamatha–vipassanā) toward liberation. It remains dominant across Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.

Modern transmission

It is the direct source of the modern lay vipassanā movement.

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