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 Theravada Buddhism
      n : one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing
          personal salvation through your own efforts; a
          conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali
          scriptures and the nontheistic ideal of self purification
          to Nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
          and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
          [syn: Theravada]