स्थविरवाद
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- স্থৱিৰৱাদ (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬣᬯᬶᬭᬯᬵᬤ (Balinese script)
- স্থবিরবাদ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰞𑰪𑰰𑰨𑰪𑰯𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀯𑀺𑀭𑀯𑀸𑀤 (Brahmi script)
- သ္ထဝိရဝါဒ (Burmese script)
- સ્થવિરવાદ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਥਵਿਰਵਾਦ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌦 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦡꦮꦶꦫꦮꦴꦢ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂫𑂱𑂩𑂫𑂰𑂠 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ಥವಿರವಾದ (Kannada script)
- ស្ថវិរវាទ (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ຖວິຣວາທ (Lao script)
- സ്ഥവിരവാദ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᡨᠠᠸᡳᡵᠠᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘞𑘪𑘱𑘨𑘪𑘰𑘟 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠲᠠᠸᠢᠷᠠᠸᠠᢗᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑦾𑧊𑧒𑧈𑧊𑧑𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐠𑐰𑐶𑐬𑐰𑐵𑐡 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ଥଵିରଵାଦ (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢢꢮꢶꢬꢮꢵꢣ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆡𑆮𑆴𑆫𑆮𑆳𑆢 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖞𑖪𑖰𑖨𑖪𑖯𑖟 (Siddham script)
- ස්ථවිරවාද (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩬𑩾𑩑𑩼𑩾𑩛𑩭 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚚𑚦𑚮𑚤𑚦𑚭𑚛 (Takri script)
- ஸ்த²விரவாத³ (Tamil script)
- స్థవిరవాద (Telugu script)
- สฺถวิรวาท (Thai script)
- སྠ་ཝི་ར་ཝཱ་ད (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒟𑒫𑒱𑒩𑒫𑒰𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨚𑨭𑨁𑨫𑨭𑨊𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of स्थविर (sthavira, “elder”) + वाद (vāda, “doctrine”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪t̪ʰɐ.ʋi.ɾɐ.ʋɑː.d̪ɐ/
Proper noun
स्थविरवाद • (sthaviravāda) stem, n
- (Buddhism) Theravada, a sect of Buddhism, whose teachings are based on the Buddha's scriptures in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia, mainly in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. It tends to be conservative in contrast to the more liberal Mahayana, rejects reliance on celestial beings, and teaches non-universal salvation.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्थविरवादम् (sthaviravādam) | स्थविरवादे (sthaviravāde) | स्थविरवादानि (sthaviravādāni) |
| accusative | स्थविरवादम् (sthaviravādam) | स्थविरवादे (sthaviravāde) | स्थविरवादानि (sthaviravādāni) |
| instrumental | स्थविरवादेन (sthaviravādena) | स्थविरवादाभ्याम् (sthaviravādābhyām) | स्थविरवादैः (sthaviravādaiḥ) |
| dative | स्थविरवादाय (sthaviravādāya) | स्थविरवादाभ्याम् (sthaviravādābhyām) | स्थविरवादेभ्यः (sthaviravādebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्थविरवादात् (sthaviravādāt) | स्थविरवादाभ्याम् (sthaviravādābhyām) | स्थविरवादेभ्यः (sthaviravādebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्थविरवादस्य (sthaviravādasya) | स्थविरवादयोः (sthaviravādayoḥ) | स्थविरवादानाम् (sthaviravādānām) |
| locative | स्थविरवादे (sthaviravāde) | स्थविरवादयोः (sthaviravādayoḥ) | स्थविरवादेषु (sthaviravādeṣu) |
| vocative | स्थविरवाद (sthaviravāda) | स्थविरवादे (sthaviravāde) | स्थविरवादानि (sthaviravādāni) |
Descendants
- Pali: theravāda