Theravāda

School·Founded c. 250 BCE·est. ~150 million worldwide

Vedic Religion → Buddhism → Theravāda

Branch

Core Tenets

3 — a sample of the center, never the sum All 3 →
The shared center — held across the tradition
The Pali canon preserves the elder teaching. The oldest complete record of the Buddha's discourses, held conservatively. Go deeper — context →
The arhat completes the path. Liberation is won individually — the noble person who has done what needed doing. Go deeper — context →
Mindfulness is the method. Satipatthana — sustained attention to body and mind — the root of modern vipassana. Go deeper — context →

Cosmos & Afterlife

how reality is built, and what follows death
After death

Rebirth until nibbana

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