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Theravada
     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 Buddhism}]