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1 DEFINITION(S):
Sthavira; (equivalent to the old Theravâda) One of the four principal schools in Buddhism according to the I-ching. (During the visit of Fa Hsien to India, 671-695 A.D.)
Added: 29.Dec.2011 |
Source: Project Gutenberg:
Hinduism and Buddhism vol 1
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